Development of age-specific and sex-specific blood pressure norms and their associations with lipid profile in children aged 6–16 years from urban Bengaluru: a cross-sectional study - Takeaways - MDSpire

Development of age-specific and sex-specific blood pressure norms and their associations with lipid profile in children aged 6–16 years from urban Bengaluru: a cross-sectional study

  • By

  • Rebecca Kuriyan

  • Geethu Paul

  • Deepa Puttaswamy

  • Franciosalgeo George

  • Ranjini Srinivasan

  • Sumithra Selvam

  • July 3, 2026

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    The study established age, sex, and height-specific blood pressure percentiles for children aged 6–16 in urban Bengaluru.

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    Using AAP guidelines, 14.1% of children had elevated BP, while only 6.9% were identified using the study-derived percentiles.

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    The study found a significant association between elevated BP and abnormal lipid profiles, particularly in girls.

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    The newly derived BP percentiles differ from AAP guidelines, highlighting the need for region-specific reference data.

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    Findings suggest early clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors in Indian children with elevated BP.

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Development of age-specific and sex-specific blood pressure norms and their associations with lipid profile in children aged 6–16 years from urban Bengaluru: a cross-sectional study

  • by Rebecca Kuriyan, Geethu Paul, Deepa Puttaswamy, Franciosalgeo George, Ranjini Srinivasan, Sumithra Selvam

  • July 3, 2026

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