Table 4.
Reference ambulatory blood pressure values for children and adolescents. Modified from O'Brien et al 28 by permission
| Boys | Girls | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Night | Day | Night | |||||
| Height (cm) | 90th | 95th | 90th | 95th | 90th | 95th | 90th | 95th |
| 120 | 122/80 | 125/82 | 103/61 | 106/63 | 118/80 | 120/82 | 103/63 | 106/65 |
| 125 | 122/80 | 125/82 | 105/61 | 108/63 | 119/80 | 121/82 | 104/63 | 107/66 |
| 130 | 122/80 | 126/82 | 106/62 | 110/64 | 120/80 | 122/82 | 106/63 | 108/66 |
| 135 | 123/80 | 126/82 | 108/63 | 111/65 | 120/80 | 123/82 | 107/63 | 109/66 |
| 140 | 123/80 | 126/82 | 109/63 | 113/65 | 121/80 | 124/82 | 108/63 | 110/66 |
| 145 | 124/79 | 127/81 | 111/64 | 114/66 | 123/80 | 125/82 | 109/63 | 112/66 |
| 150 | 125/79 | 128/81 | 112/64 | 116/66 | 124/80 | 126/80 | 110/63 | 113/66 |
| 155 | 127/79 | 130/81 | 113/64 | 117/66 | 125/80 | 128/82 | 111/63 | 114/66 |
| 160 | 129/79 | 133/81 | 114/64 | 118/66 | 126/80 | 129/82 | 111/63 | 114/66 |
| 165 | 132/80 | 135/82 | 116/64 | 119/66 | 127/80 | 130/82 | 112/63 | 114/66 |
| 170 | 134/80 | 138/82 | 117/64 | 121/66 | 128/80 | 131/82 | 112/67 | 115/71 |
| 175 | 136/81 | 140/83 | 119/64 | 122/66 | 129/81 | 131/82 | 113/63 | 115/66 |
| 180 | 138/81 | 142/83 | 120/64 | 124/66 | ‐‐‐ | ‐‐‐ | ‐‐‐ | ‐‐‐ |
| 185 | 140/81 | 144/84 | 122/66 | 125/66 | ‐‐‐ | ‐‐‐ | ‐‐‐ | ‐‐‐ |
Height in cm; 90th and 95th refer to percentiles; blood pressure values are in mmHg. Day and night refer to daytime periods.