Table 1 Sex differences in blood pressure and BMI in urban black South African children by mean age
From: Blood pressure tracking in urban black South African children: birth to twenty cohort
Sex | Mean age (years) | Number | SBP (mmHg) | DBP (mmHg) | BMI (Kg/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | 5 | 503 | 108 (13) | 63 (8) | 16 (1) |
| Â | 8 | 506 | 109 (10) | 69 (8) | 16 (1) |
| Â | 13 | 643 | 106 (10) | 65 (8) | 18 (3) |
| Â | 14 | 659 | 108 (11) | 68 (9) | 19 (3) |
| Â | 16 | 779 | 117 (12) | 68 (10) | 20 (3) |
| Â | 18 | 766 | 121 (11) | 71 (9) | 20 (3) |
Females | 5 | 523 | 108 (12) | 64 (9) | 16 (1) |
| Â | 8 | 523 | 109 (11) | 70 (9) | 16 (2) |
| Â | 13 | 708 | 106 (10) | 67 (8) | 19 (4) |
| Â | 14 | 732 | 107 (10) | 70 (9) | 21 (4) |
| Â | 16 | 845 | 110 (12) | 68 (9) | 22 (4) |
| Â | 18 | 821 | 115 (10) | 72 (9) | 23 (5) |