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The child-adolescent blood pressure study: I. Distribution of blood pressure levels in Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) and non-SDA children

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  • Harris, R.D.
  • Phillips, R.L.
  • Williams, P.M.
  • Kuzma, J.W.
  • Fraser, G.E.

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Distribution of systolic and diastolic blood pressures (measured with an automated blood pressure recorder) of two large groups of children - 3,159 from Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) schools and 4,681 from non-SDA schools - are reported. The boys and girls were from four different ethnic groups and attended grades one through 10 in 29 Southern California schools. The analysis of the data failed to show significant differences in mean blood pressure levels between the two groups of children at all ages, despite marked differences in life-style between the two groups, and despite the fact that adults from the two population groups have marked differences in mortality from diseases associated with elevated blood pressure. A comparison between boys and girls showed significantly higher trends in mean systolic blood pressure for boys after age 12. Inter-ethnic comparisons of blood pressure revealed that Black children of both sexes had slightly higher mean blood pressure levels at all ages.

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  • Harris, R.D. & Phillips, R.L. & Williams, P.M. & Kuzma, J.W. & Fraser, G.E., 1981. "The child-adolescent blood pressure study: I. Distribution of blood pressure levels in Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) and non-SDA children," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 71(12), pages 1342-1349.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.71.12.1342_2
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.71.12.1342
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