Ampofo E K
P N G Med J. 1989 Jun;32(2):101-8.
A study of blood pressure levels in 626 apparently healthy children aged 8 to 16 years in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea showed that blood pressure gradually increased with age, was generally higher in females and correlated positively (p less than 0.001) with age, body weight, height and an index of obesity. Body weight and height appear to be the most important predictors of blood pressure. Of the children examined, 32 (5.1%) had elevated blood pressures which were more than two standard deviations above the mean.
一项针对巴布亚新几内亚莫尔斯比港626名8至16岁看似健康儿童的血压水平研究表明，血压随年龄逐渐升高，女性血压总体较高，且与年龄、体重、身高和肥胖指数呈正相关（p小于0.001）。体重和身高似乎是血压最重要的预测因素。在接受检查的儿童中，32名（5.1%）儿童的血压升高，高于平均水平两个标准差以上。
