Roy L P, Tiller D J, Jones D L
Med J Aust. 1984 Jul 7;141(1):9-12. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1984.tb132659.x.
Blood pressure, height and weight were measured in 9851 Australian schoolchildren selected at random in three age groups - 5-7, 8-10 and 11-13 years. It was found that the median values of systolic and of diastolic blood pressures rose with age. However, the effect of age virtually disappeared when pressures were corrected for the effect of weight and Quetelet index (weight/height) which suggested that blood pressure is related to size rather than to age; obesity also seemed to have an individual effect. These data do not determine the level of blood pressure in a child at which treatment is indicated, but provide standard ranges to be used in clinical assessment and as the basis for further epidemiological studies.
对9851名澳大利亚学童进行了血压、身高和体重测量，这些学童是从5 - 7岁、8 - 10岁和11 - 13岁三个年龄组中随机挑选出来的。结果发现，收缩压和舒张压的中位数随年龄增长而升高。然而，当对体重和克托莱指数（体重/身高）的影响进行校正后，年龄的影响几乎消失了，这表明血压与体型有关而非与年龄有关；肥胖似乎也有个体影响。这些数据并未确定需要进行治疗的儿童血压水平，但提供了用于临床评估以及作为进一步流行病学研究基础的标准范围。
