Table 5.
Age and Sex Specific Regression Coefficients
| BP | Age | Boys | Girls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| α | β | σ | α | β | σ | ||
| SBP | 5 | 96.107 | 0.427 | 7.8013 | 95.289 | 1.189 | 7.73706 |
| 6 | 96.222 | 1.076 | 8.4053 | 95.246 | 1.136 | 8.89119 | |
| 7 | 97.711 | 1.88 | 9.0975 | 95.716 | 1.113 | 7.51115 | |
| 8 | 99.174 | 2.362 | 8.6768 | 98.905 | 2.12 | 8.66965 | |
| 9 | 101.383 | 2.048 | 9.3547 | 101.302 | 2.411 | 9.0966 | |
| 10 | 102.635 | 2.55 | 9.217 | 102.755 | 2.957 | 9.70966 | |
| 11 | 103.027 | 2.195 | 8.2156 | 104.12 | 3.417 | 9.5618 | |
| 12 | 103.16 | 1.017 | 9.0397 | 104.334 | 2.882 | 9.2577 | |
| 13 | 104.198 | 1.956 | 8.5123 | 106.669 | 1.072 | 9.10832 | |
| 14 | 108.384 | 1.139 | 9.1082 | 110.378 | 0.575 | 10.47583 | |
| 15 | 107.084 | 0.601 | 9.7719 | 109.912 | 1.568 | 10.27855 | |
| DBP | 5 | 45.68 | 0.759 | 7.3085 | 49.453 | 0.94 | 9.0881 |
| 6 | 49.892 | 0.477 | 9.7566 | 51.855 | 0.545 | 9.05599 | |
| 7 | 50.515 | 1.144 | 10.2566 | 53.728 | 0.196 | 8.94799 | |
| 8 | 51.819 | 1.738 | 10.63 | 54.838 | 1.015 | 10.14509 | |
| 9 | 53.339 | 2.92 | 11.6285 | 56.286 | 1.091 | 10.75889 | |
| 10 | 54.481 | 1.691 | 11.6638 | 58.493 | 1.469 | 10.7973 | |
| 11 | 55.52 | 2.062 | 11.877 | 61.06 | 1.561 | 10.5766 | |
| 12 | 55.696 | 2.494 | 11.77269 | 62.54 | 0.38 | 10.8303 | |
| 13 | 56.002 | 1.992 | 11.74261 | 61.175 | 0.16 | 10.5751 | |
| 14 | 58.894 | 3.002 | 11.18293 | 65.135 | 0.153 | 10.95954 | |
| 15 | 61.288 | 3.003 | 10.38971 | 64.847 | 0.418 | 10.91172 | |
SBP- Systolic blood pressure; DBP - Diastolic blood pressure