Table 3 Prevalence of systolic and diastolic low/normal blood pressure, prehypertension and hypertension in Argentina (2004 and 2005) and Norway (1995-1997) according to the National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents (2004)
Systolic | Diastolic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Argentina (n = 669) | Norway (n = 2,050) | Argentina (n = 669) | Norway (n = 2,050) | |
% [CI95%]** | % [CI95%] | % [CI95%]** | % [CI95%] | |
Low/normal blood pressure | 89.5 (85.2; 92.7) | 54.3 (52.2; 56.5) | 87.2 (82.2; 90.9) | 98.2 (97.6; 98.8) |
Pre hypertension | 7.0 (4.7; 10.4) | 29.1 (27.1; 31.1) | 9.0 (5.8; 13.6) | 1.3 (0.9; 1.9) |
Hypertension | 3.5 (1.7; 7.0) | 16.6 (15.0; 18.2) | 3.8 (2.2; 6.7) | 0.4 (0.2; 0.7) |