Table 3 Difference between the Korean and US BP reference values in different height percentile groups
Variable | Height percentile | Boy, difference (mmHg) | Girl, difference (mmHg) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BP percentile 50th | BP percentile 90th | BP percentile 95th | BP percentile 50th | BP percentile 90th | BP percentile 95th | ||
Systolic BP | |||||||
5th | 1.0 ± 1.9 (–3 to 3) | 1.6 ± 2.5 (–3 to 4) | 2.1 ± 2.4 (–2 to 4) | 0.7 ± 1.4 (–1 to 3) | 1.0 ± 1.2 (–1 to 3) | 0.3 ± 1.7 (–1 to 3) | |
10th | 0.8 ± 2.1 (–3 to 3) | 1.3 ± 2.6 (–3 to 4) | 1.7 ± 2.7 (–2 to 5) | 0.3 ± 1.5 (–1 to 2) | 0.7 ± 1.2 (–1 to 2) | 0.3 ± 1.4 (–1 to 2) | |
25th | 0.2 ± 2.3 (–4 to 3) | 0.9 ± 2.7 (–3 to 4) | 1.3 ± 3.0 (–3 to 5) | –0.1 ± 1.4 (–2 to 2) | 0.0 ± 1.8 (–2 to 2) | 0.4 ± 1.7 (–1 to 3) | |
50th | –0.2 ± 2.2 (–4 to 2) | 0.2 ± 2.6 (–3 to 3) | 0.6 ± 2.6 (–2 to 3) | –0.3 ± 1.5 (–2 to 2) | –0.5 ± 2.0 (–2 to 3) | 0.0 ± 1.7 (–2 to 3) | |
75th | –0.2 ± 1.8 (–3 to 2) | –0.2 ± 2.6 (–3 to 3) | –0.3 ± 2.5 (–3 to 3) | –0.6 ± 1.1 (–2 to 2) | –0.7 ± 1.9 (–2 to 3) | –0.3 ± 1.7 (–2 to 3) | |
90th | –0.3 ± 1.8 (–3 to 2) | –0.4 ± 2.3 (–3 to 3) | –0.9 ± 2.0 (–4 to 1) | –0.4 ± 1.0 (–2 to 2) | –0.8 ± 1.4 (–2 to 2) | –0.4 ± 1.0 (–1 to 2) | |
95th | –0.4 ± 1.3 (–3 to 1) | –1.0 ± 3.1 (–7 to 3) | –1.1 ± 1.7 (–3 to 1) | –0.4 ± 0.8 (–1 to 1) | –0.9 ± 1.0 (–2 to 2) | –0.6 ± 1.0 (–1 to 2) | |
Diastolic BP | |||||||
5th | 3.0 ± 3.0 (–1 to 6) | 1.1 ± 2.5 (–2 to 4) | 1.2 ± 2.7 (–2 to 4) | 1.3 ± 0.4 (1 to 2) | –1.3 ± 1.2 (–3 to 0) | –1.7 ± 0.7 (–3 to –1) | |
10th | 2.8 ± 3.0 (–1 to 6) | 0.8 ± 2.4 (–3 to 3) | 0.8 ± 2.4 (–3 to 3) | 1.5 ± 0.6 (0 to 2) | –1.0 ± 1.4 (–3 to 1) | –1.4 ± 0.8 (–2 to 0) | |
25th | 2.1 ± 2.5 (–2 to 5) | 0.3 ± 2.3 (–3 to 3) | 0.2 ± 1.8 (–3 to 2) | 1.6 ± 0.4 (1 to 2) | –0.4 ± 1.2 (–3 to 1) | –0.8 ± 0.9 (–3 to 0) | |
50th | 1.8 ± 2.4 (–2 to 4) | 0.0 ± 1.7 (–3 to 2) | –0.2 ± 1.4 (–3 to 2) | 1.3 ± 0.5 (1 to 2) | –0.1 ± 0.8 (–2 to 1) | –0.4 ± 0.6 (–2 to 0) | |
75th | 1.6 ± 2.2 (–3 to 3) | –0.3 ± 1.5 (–3 to 1) | –0.7 ± 1.2 (–3 to 0) | 1.0 ± 0.6 (0 to 2) | 0.2 ± 0.5 (–1 to 1) | –0.4 ± 0.4 (–1 to 0) | |
90th | 1.4 ± 1.7 (–2 to 3) | –0.7 ± 1.3 (–3 to 1) | –1.0 ± 0.9 (–3 to 0) | 1.1 ± 0.7 (0 to 3) | 0.6 ± 0.5 (0 to 1) | 0.3 ± 0.4 (0 to 1) | |
95th | 1.3 ± 1.8 (–3 to 2) | –0.8 ± 1.4 (–4 to 1) | –1.1 ± 0.9 (–3 to 0) | 0.9 ± 0.5 (0 to 2) | 1.0 ± 0.4 (0 to 2) | 0.4 ± 0.7 (–1 to 2) | |