Normal Blood Pressure Readings for Girls

Normal Blood Pressure Readings for Girls

Age	Systolic Blood Pressure Percentile					Diastolic Blood Pressure * Percentile
Age	5th	10th	50th	90th	95th	5th	10th	50th	90th	95th
1 day	46	50	65	80	84	38	42	55	68	72
3 days	53	57	72	86	90	38	42	55	68	71
7 days	60	64	78	93	97	38	41	54	67	71
1 mo	65	69	84	98	102	35	39	52	65	69
2 mo	68	72	87	101	106	34	38	51	64	68
3 mo	70	74	89	104	108	35	38	51	64	68
4 mo	71	75	90	105	109	35	39	52	65	68
5 mo	72	76	91	106	110	36	39	52	65	69
6 mo	72	76	91	106	110	36	40	53	66	69
7 mo	72	76	91	106	110	36	40	53	66	70
8 mo	72	76	91	106	110	37	40	53	66	70
9 mo	72	76	91	106	110	37	41	54	67	70
10 mo	72	76	91	106	110	37	41	54	67	71
11 mo	72	76	91	105	110	38	41	54	67	71
1 yr	72	76	91	105	110	38	41	54	67	71
2 yr	71	76	90	105	109	40	43	56	69	73
3 yr	72	76	91	106	110	40	43	56	69	73
4 yr	73	78	92	107	111	40	43	56	69	73
5 yr	75	79	94	109	113	40	43	56	69	73
6 yr	77	81	96	111	115	40	44	57	70	74
7 yr	78	83	97	112	116	41	45	58	71	75
8 yr	80	84	99	114	118	43	46	59	72	76
9 yr	81	86	100	115	119	44	48	61	74	77
10 yr	83	87	102	117	121	46	49	62	75	79
11 yr	86	90	105	119	123	47	51	64	77	81
12 yr	88	92	107	122	126	49	53	66	78	82
13 yr	90	94	109	124	128	46	50	64	78	82
14 yr	92	96	110	125	129	49	53	67	81	85
15 yr	93	97	111	126	130	49	53	67	82	86
16 yr	93	97	112	127	131	49	53	67	81	85
17 yr	93	98	112	127	131	48	52	66	80	84
18 yr	94	98	112	127	131	48	52	66	80	84

* K4 was used for children younger than 13 years; K5was used for children 13 years and older.

Source: Second Task Force on BloodPressure Control in Children, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute,Bethesda, Md. Tabular data prepared by Dr. B. Rosner, 1987.

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