Table 2 Systolic blood pressure levels according to age percentiles
From: Casual blood pressure of adolescents attending public secondary schools in Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Age of participants | 25 | 50 | 75 | 90 | 95 | ||||||||||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
13 | 130.00 | 119.00 | 114.00 | 132.50 | 136.00 | 120.00 | 134.50 | 141.00 | 121.25 | 150.00 | 143.00 | 127.00 | 150.00 | 143.00 | 127.00 |
14 | 133.25 | 119.75 | 117.50 | 138.00 | 128.50 | 128.50 | 147.00 | 141.00 | 136.00 | 148.80 | 141.00 | 141.40 | – | – | – |
15 | 120.00 | 112.00 | 119.00 | 132.50 | 128.00 | 126.50 | 133.00 | 129.25 | 141.00 | 163.00 | 133.50 | 140.00 | – | – | – |
16 | 119.50 | 121.50 | 112.50 | 129.00 | 126.00 | 120.00 | 127.50 | 134.00 | 137.00 | 144.40 | 137.00 | 145.00 | 181.20 | 151.90 | 148.00 |
17 | 127.00 | 123.00 | 116.00 | 136.00 | 128.00 | 121.50 | 129.00 | 133.00 | 139.50 | 150.00 | 153.00 | 130.00 | 159.70 | 156.00 | 142.60 |
18 | 127.00 | 125.00 | 109.00 | 130.00 | 132.00 | 125.00 | 143.00 | 138.00 | 127.00 | 147.00 | 143.60 | 136.00 | 153.80 | 159.40 | 139.90 |