title: Blood pressure distribution in a school-age population aged 8-10 years: the Odense Schoolchild Study.
abstract: This paper describes the distribution of systolic and diastolic blood pressures in a homogeneous population of 1330 schoolchildren (81% of the eligible population) aged 8-10 years in Odense, Denmark. A single blood pressure measurement was made. No significant difference in mean blood pressure between the sexes could be demonstrated. A significant age-related increase in systolic blood pressure of 4.4 mmHg/year and in diastolic blood pressure of 3.4 mmHg/year was observed. Weight and the heart rate were important determinants of blood pressure level. Other positive determinants were age and triceps skinfold thickness. There was a significant association between diastolic blood pressure and sexual maturation, which seemed to depend on body weight.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hyldebrandt
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Froberg
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012741:Sexual Maturation / Q000502:physiology