title: Blood pressure values in 8-9- and 14-15-year-old schoolchildren of Italian and Swiss origin: the Geneva survey.
abstract: In a cross-sectional epidemiological survey of the precursors of cardiovascular risk factors, 8-9- and 14-15-year-old boys and girls of Italian and Swiss origin were studied. Each of the 8 groups comprised about 100 participants chosen at random. In total 387 Italian and 410 Swiss participants of comparable socio-economic origin, and residing in Geneva, were studied under standardized conditions. The anthropometric measurements, the determinations of systolic and diastolic blood pressure and the lipoprotein lipids of both ethnic groups are presented and discussed in detail. The blood pressure values show only slight differences between the two ethnic groups, especially in the higher percentiles; significant differences exist, however, between the various anthropometric characteristics, some lipoprotein lipid measurements and sexual maturity. The blood pressure values are clearly correlated with body mass index, sexual maturity, anthropomorphic measurements, and heart rate. The results of the Geneva survey compare well with the reported results of other international studies.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000208:ethnology; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D013557:Switzerland
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D008074:Lipoproteins