From: Severe obesity in children: prevalence, persistence and relation to hypertension
BMI > 95thpercentile | Normal blood pressure (BP) | Prehypertension | BP ≥95thpercentile* | Confirmed hypertension | Adjusted odds of hypertension |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 12802 | N = 5308 | N = 2796 | N = 166 | OR (95% CI)†| |
100-109% × 95th percentile | 5976 (67.2%) | 2012 (22.6%) | 903 (10.2%) | 40 (0.5%) | - |
110-119% × 95th percentile | 3478 (62.9%) | 1390 (25.2%) | 659 (11.9%) | 36 (0.7%) | 1.5 (0.9 – 2.3) |
120-129% × 95th percentile | 1789 (56.8%) | 866 (27.5%) | 497 (15.8%) | 24 (0.8%) | 1.8 (1.1 – 3.0) |
130-139% × 95th percentile | 837 (49.5%) | 515 (30.5%) | 339 (20.1%) | 26 (1.5%) | 3.5 (2.1 – 5.8) |
≥140% × 95th percentile | 722 (43.9%) | 525 (31.9%) | 398 (24.2%) | 40 (2.4%) | 5.7 (3.6 – 8.9) |