Table 2:
Characteristics of study population according to age and gender
| Age (yr) | n | Boys | n | Girls | ||||
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| Height (cm) mean ± SD | SBP (mmHg) mean ± SD | DBP (mmHg) mean ± SD | Height (cm) mean ± SD | SBP (mmHg) mean ± SD | DBP (mmHg) mean ± SD | |||
| 7 | 350 | 123.8 ± 10.5 | 91.7 ± 13.3 | 58.1 ± 10.2 | 332 | 122.5 ± 10 | 93.1 ± 13.1 | 59.8 ± 11.9 |
| 8 | 545 | 126.8 ± 10.0 | 93.5 ± 12.7 | 60.8 ± 10.8 | 703 | 125.5 ± 8.0 | 93 ± 13.2 | 60.8 ± 10.2 |
| 9 | 634 | 132.0 ± 8.6 | 94.6 ± 12.8 | 61.0 ± 9.9 | 734 | 130.9 ± 8.8 | 94.6 ± 12.8 | 61.4 ± 10.2 |
| 10 | 747 | 136.2 ± 9.2 | 94.6 ± 12.2 | 61.5 ± 10.2 | 648 | 135.0 ± 8.5 | 95.5 ± 11.8 | 61.5 ± 9.9 |
| 11 | 660 | 140.0 ± 10.3 | 96.7 ± 12.7 | 62.6 ± 10.1 | 594 | 141.6 ± 10.4 | 96.5 ± 12.1 | 62.3 ± 9.5 |
| 12 | 675 | 145.7 ± 9.9 | 99.3 ± 12.1 | 64.2 ± 10.1 | 723 | 147.3 ± 10.3 | 99.3 ± 12.2 | 63.5 ± 9.6 |
| Total | 3589 | 135.7 ± 11.9 | 95.4 ± 12.6 | 61.6 ± 10.3 | 3712 | 134.7 ± 12.3 | 95.5 ± 12.6 | 61.7 ± 10.1 |
DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; SD: Standard deviation