Blood Pressure over Height Ratios: Simple and Accurate Method of Detecting Elevated Blood Pressure in Children

Background. Blood pressure (BP) percentiles in childhood are assessed according to age, gender, and height. Objective. To create a simple BP/height ratio for both systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP). To study the relationship between BP/height ratios and corresponding BP percentiles in children...

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Main Authors: Galescu, Ovidiu, George, Minu, Basetty, Sudhakar, Predescu, Iuliana, Mongia, Anil, Ten, Svetlana, Bhangoo, Amrit
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3332207/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22577400
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/253497
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