Table 1.

Simplified blood pressure table for the screening of potential arterial hypertension.

Age (years)	Blood pressure (mm Hg)
	Boys		Girls
	SBP	DBP	SBP	DBP
1	94	49	97	52
2	97	54	98	57
3	100	59	100	61
4	102	62	101	64
5	104	65	103	66
6	105	68	104	68
7	106	70	106	69
8	107	71	108	71
9	109	72	110	72
10	111	73	112	73
11	113	74	114	74
12	115	74	116	75
13	117	75	117	76
14	120	75	119	77
15	122	76	120	78
16	125	78	121	78
17	127	80	122	78

This table provides the 90th percentile of blood pressure for age in a child at the 5th percentile for height. This table is derived from the nomograms of the Fourth Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents (11).