title: Longitudinal study of blood pressure during the 1st year of life.
abstract: Systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP), heart rate and weight were measured in 260 boys and 254 girls, from birth to 12 months of age. Mean +/- SD values of parameters studied and percentile curves are reported. Systolic and diastolic BP increase significantly during the first 6 months of life and are poorly correlated with weight. In the 1st month of life the diastolic BP values are lower than those reported by others.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinica Pediatrica, Policlinico Università di Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gemelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manganaro
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mamì
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Luca
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies