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. 2019 May-Aug;12(2):90–96. doi: 10.4103/apc.APC_13_18

Table 6.

Blood pressure prevalence from various parts of India

Ref. No. Authors Sample size D.B.P. Measurement B.P. Measurement B.P. definition Prehypertension Hypertension (%) Age group


Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total
06 Borah et al. 10003 4th korotkoff Single day Reference no.12 Not reported 7.3 7.8 7.6 5-14 years
19 Krishna et al. 6320 Not defined Single day Reference no.12 Not available Not available 7-18 years
20 Prabhjot et al. 1000 Not defined Single day Reference no.15 Not reported 8.33 6.52 7.5 6-14 years
21 Buch et al. 1249 5th korotkoff Single day Reference no.12 Not reported 6.74 6.13 6.48 6-18 years
22 Sharma et al. 1085 5th korotkoff Single day Reference no.12 12.46 11.46 12.3 4.7 6.8 5.9 11-17 years
23 Chadha et al. 10215 5th korotkoff Single day Not reported 11.9 11.4 5-14 years