Why the study?
How do blood pressure levels of low-income Mexican-American children compare to NIH percentile norms?
How do blood pressure levels of low-income Mexican-American children compare to NIH percentile norms?
Low-income Mexican-American children aged 10-14 years exhibit significantly lower blood pressure levels compared to established NIH percentile norms.
Blood pressure (BP) readings were obtained for 1,680 low income Mexican‐American (MA) children, ages ten‐14 years, to determine distributions among this ethnic group. Analysis of data indicated mean BP increased with age, with boys exhibiting slightly higher systolic and diastolic blood pressures than girls. Comparion of MA subjects with National Institutes of Health percentile norms revealed significantly lower BP levels (p < .001) among study subjects at all age groups.
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