Key result
Age- and height-specific normative auscultatory blood pressure percentiles were established for Korean adolescents, with systolic blood pressure correlating most strongly with weight (r=0.475 for boys, p<0.0001).
Cross-Sectional (n=3,508)
The study provides the first normative auscultatory blood pressure tables for Korean adolescents, enabling accurate screening for pediatric hypertension.
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May support ethnicity-specific BP screening in Korean adolescents; leaves open need for longitudinal outcome validation.
Kim et al. (2012) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy adolescents (normative blood pressure) (n=3,508). Anthropometric factors (age, sex, height, weight) was evaluated on Normative auscultatory systolic and diastolic blood pressure percentiles. Age- and height-specific normative auscultatory blood pressure percentiles were established for Korean adolescents, with systolic blood pressure correlating most strongly with weight (r=0.475 for boys, p<0.0001).
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