Figure 1.
Predicted brachial artery blood pressure differences (ΔBP, short–tall BP) between the 5th and 95th height percentiles for a representative adult male (BMI, 25 kg/m2; % body fat, 25) and female (BMI, 25 kg/m2; % body fat, 40) at 3 ages. A race × height interaction was present for female PP and the predicted ΔBP was derived using values for non-Hispanic White. Variations in predicted ΔBP values for women of other race/ethnic groups are given in Section 3. BMI = body mass index, BP = blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, MBP = mean arterial blood pressure, PP = pulse pressure, SBP = systolic blood pressure.