Table 1.
Summary of demographic data
| Numbers of subjects | Resting heart rate (bpm) | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Pulse pressure (mmHg) | Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age range (years) | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female |
| 3–10 | 93 | 71 | 77.3 (12.2) | 82.1 (13.3) | 103.6 (8.8) | 103.3 (10.1) | 63.8 (8.0) | 64.3 (8.2) | 39.9 (7.7) | 39.0 (6.1) | 17.4 (3.6) | 16.9 (3.0) |
| 11–17 | 166 | 101 | 64.1 (10.7) | 70.0 (10.6) | 114.9 (8.7) | 109.5 (9.9) | 67.8 (8.8) | 66.8 (8.2) | 47.1 (9.5) | 42.7 (8.5) | 20.4 (3.0) | 19.6 (3.4) |
| 18–29 | 269 | 183 | 63.3 (10.8) | 68.2 (11.3) | 120.0 (9.5) | 110.9 (10.3) | 71.6 (8.2) | 69.4 (7.7) | 48.4 (9.1) | 41.5 (8.5) | 23.2 (3.0) | 21.5 (2.9) |
| 30–39 | 172 | 176 | 63.3 (10.3) | 67.4 (11.1) | 120.8 (9.4) | 113.7 (10.8) | 74.2 (7.9) | 71.3 (8.7) | 46.6 (8.7) | 42.4 (8.1) | 25.2 (3.7) | 22.8 (3.8) |
| 40–49 | 129 | 139 | 62.6 (12.2) | 68.0 (10.5) | 122.5 (10.5) | 117.0 (11.2) | 77.5 (8.0) | 73.9 (8.3) | 45.0 (8.1) | 43.0 (8.6) | 25.7 (3.6) | 23.8 (4.0) |
| 50–59 | 83 | 111 | 63.1 (10.2) | 65.7 (9.5) | 122.3 (10.5) | 123.3 (11.5) | 77.4 (7.3) | 76.1 (6.9) | 44.9 (8.8) | 47.2 (8.6) | 26.7 (2.8) | 24.2 (3.7) |
| 60–74 | 96 | 57 | 63.2 (10.4) | 63.5 (10.8) | 125.5 (8.5) | 122.4 (12.3) | 77.4 (6.4) | 72.7 (8.0) | 47.7 (7.4) | 49.6 (10.3) | 28.6 (8.2) | 26.1 (5.1) |
Data reported as mean value (s.d.) for all subjects within each decade (or different age range as shown)