<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><italic>Study aim:</italic> To examine the differences between the second and first measurements of blood pressure and to show the necessity of designing a standardised protocol.<italic>Material and methods:</italic> Anthropometric data of 1618 children were assessed. Blood pressure and heart rate values were determined twice after 5-min sitting with a sphygmomanometer (Omron M5-I, Germany). The differences between the second and first measurements were assessed using Student's <italic>t</italic>-test.<italic>Results:</italic> A group of 921 boys and 697 were studied. Mean systolic blood pressures in the first and second measurements were 124.9 ± 15.7 and 121.4 ± 14.9 mm Hg, respectively, mean diastolic blood pressures - 78.0 ± 13.6 and 76.0 ± 12.4 mm Hg, respectively, the between-measurement differences being highly significant (p&lt;0.001). No significant differences were noted for the heart rate. The prevalence of hypertension assessed from the first and second measurement was 23.9 and 4.4%, respectively.<italic>Conclusion:</italic> The results point to the indispensability of designing a valid, standardised protocol of conducting blood pressure measurements in paediatric epidemiological studies.</abstract>

Study aim: To examine the differences between the second and first measurements of blood pressure and to show the necessity of designing a standardised protocol.Material and methods: Anthropometric data of 1618 children were assessed. Blood pressure and heart rate values were determined twice after 5-min sitting with a sphygmomanometer (Omron M5-I, Germany). The differences between the second and first measurements were assessed using Student's t-test.Results: A group of 921 boys and 697 were studied. Mean systolic blood pressures in the first and second measurements were 124.9 ± 15.7 and 121.4 ± 14.9 mm Hg, respectively, mean diastolic blood pressures - 78.0 ± 13.6 and 76.0 ± 12.4 mm Hg, respectively, the between-measurement differences being highly significant (p<0.001). No significant differences were noted for the heart rate. The prevalence of hypertension assessed from the first and second measurement was 23.9 and 4.4%, respectively.Conclusion: The results point to the indispensability of designing a valid, standardised protocol of conducting blood pressure measurements in paediatric epidemiological studies.

The impact of repeated blood pressure measurements on detecting hypertension in children and youths

Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, German Sport University Cologne, Germany

European Sport Development and Leisure Studies, German Sport University Cologne, Germany

Biomedical Human Kinetics

Study aim: To examine the differences between the second and first measurements of blood pressure and to show the necessity of designing a standardised...

The impact of repeated blood pressure measurements on detecting hypertension in children and youths

Published Online: Jun 24, 2010

Page range: 42 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10101-010-0011-0

Keywords
Hypertension, Repeated blood pressure measurement, Children, Youths

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The impact of repeated blood pressure measurements on detecting hypertension in children and youths

Published Online: Jun 24, 2010

Page range: 42 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10101-010-0011-0

KeywordsHypertension, Repeated blood pressure measurement, Children, Youths

This content is open access.

Keywords
Hypertension, Repeated blood pressure measurement, Children, Youths