Oscillometric 24-h ambulatory blood pressure reference values in Hong Kong Chinese children and adolescents

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 606-619

  Yip, Gabriel W K ^a   Li, Albert M ^b   So, Hung Kwan ^b   Choi, Kai C ^b   Leung, Lettie C K ^c   Fong, Nai Chung ^d   Lee, Kwok Wai ^e   Li, Samantha P S ^f   Wong, Sik Nin ^f   Sung, Rita Y T ^b  

^a Division of Cardiology   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e Queen Elizabeth Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^f TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; BMI; Children; Height; Standard deviation score

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHINESE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OSCILLOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84894055915     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000062     Document Type: Article

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