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Table 1 Normal BP index (BP index <1.0) vs high BP index (BP index ≥1.0)

From: Left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic function in children and adolescents with essential hypertension

 

BP index <1.0

BP index ≥1.0

p value

N

9

29

 

Age (year)

15.0 ± 2.6

15.7 ± 2.0

0.624

BMI

20.2 ± 2.7

26.3 ± 5.3

0.001

BP index

0.94 ± 0.06

1.11 ± 0.09

<0.001

BP load (day) (%)

19.6 ± 17.9

81.2 ± 20.5

<0.001

Night dip (%)

7.0 ± 5.4

8.5 ± 4.2

0.164

Daytime average SBP

125.9 ± 7.4

151.1 ± 11.6

<0.001

Night time average SBP

117.0 ± 7.7

139.9 ± 13.9

<0.001

LVMI (g/m2.7)

32.2 ± 8.1

40.7 ± 9.8

0.016

LVMI (g/m2)

73.2 ± 17.6

84.2 ± 16.8

0.032

LVH (N) (%)

0 (0 %)

5 (19.2)

0.297

E/E’

7.6 ± 2.5

7.1 ± 2.2

0.583

E/A

1.9 ± 0.5

1.9 ± 0.7

0.854

Tei index

0.3 ± 0.1

0.3 ± 0.1

0.929

  1. Test method = Mann-Whitney U test
  2. N sampler number, BMI body mass index, BP index blood pressure index, BP load (day) blood pressure load during daytime, LVMI left ventricular mass index, LVH left ventricular hypertrophy, E/E’ early transmitral filling velocity/early diastolic tissue velocity at septal mitral annulus, E/A early transmitral filling velocity/late transmitral filling velocity