Table 3.

Baseline comparisons of parent and child HRQoL outcomes by normotensive versus prehypertensive/hypertensive status

HRQoL Outcome	Casual BP Normotensive (n=242) Median [IQR]	Casual BP Pre- and Hypertensive (n=309) Median [IQR]	p-value
Parent Overall	79 [66, 90]	76 [62, 87]	0.01
Parent Physical	84 [69, 97]	84 [66, 94]	0.27
Parent School	70 [50, 85]	60 [45, 80]	0.003
Child Overall	79 [68, 88]	77 [65, 84]	0.03
Child Physical	84 [72, 94]	81 [69, 94]	0.16
Child School	70 [55, 80]	65 [50, 75]	0.052
	ABPM Normotensive (n=151)	ABPM Hypertensive (n=245)	p-value
Parent Overall	84.5 [68, 92]	78 [62, 88]	0.0009
Parent Physical	91 [75, 100]	86 [69, 97]	0.009
Parent School	70 [60, 90]	65 [50, 85]	0.005
Child Overall	82 [69, 90]	79 [68, 87]	0.14
Child Physical	84 [72, 94]	84 [75, 94]	0.86
Child School	75 [60, 85]	65 [55, 80]	0.007

HRQoL = Health related quality of life, BP = blood pressure, n = subjects, IQR =

interquartile range, ABPM = ambulatory blood pressure monitoring