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Table 2
Percentile distribution of measured systolic blood pressure (SBP) (mmHg) values, by sex and two-year age group, household population aged 6 to 19 years, Canada, March 2007 to February 2009

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Sex and two-year age group (years) Sample size Mean Standard error 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile 90th percentile 95th percentile
Value 95% confidence interval Value 95% confidence interval Value 95% confidence interval Value 95% confidence interval Value 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to from to
Boys 1,051 98 1 91 90 92 96 95 98 103 101 106 110 107 113 114 112 116
6 to 11 538 93 0 88 87 89 92 91 93 97 95 99 101 99 103 105 102 107
6-7 164 91 1 85 84 87 90 89 92 94 92 97 99 95 103 F
8-9 172 93 1 88 87 90 91 90 93 96 95 98 101 98 104 F
10-11 202 95 1 90 88 92 94 93 96 98 97 100 103 99 106 105 103 108
12 to 19 513 101 1 94 92 96 100 97 103 106 103 109 113 110 116 116 113 119
12-13 160 97 1 90 88 91 96 92 100 103 100 107 109 105 114 F
14-15 119 100 1 93 91 96 98 94 103 105 99 112 112 107 118 F
16-17 139 104 2 97 94 100 102 99 106 107 102 111 116 109 123 F
18-19 95 104 1 97 95 100 103 99 107 109 105 114 F F
Girls 1,028 96 0 90 89 91 95 94 96 100 99 101 106 104 108 109 108 111
6 to 11 529 93 0 87 86 88 92 91 94 98 97 99 103 102 104 106 104 108
6-7 159 92 1 86 84 88 90 87 93 96 92 100 102 98 106 F
8-9 157 94 1 88 85 91 93 91 95 98 97 100 104 100 108 F
10-11 213 94 1 88 87 89 94 91 96 99 97 101 103 100 105 105 103 107
12 to 19 499 98 1 92 90 94 96 95 98 102 100 103 108 106 110 111 108 114
12-13 132 94 1 90 88 91 94 91 96 97 94 100 101 98 104 F
14-15 126 99 1 94 92 96 97 94 100 103 98 107 109 103 114 F
16-17 127 98 1 93 91 96 97 95 99 101 99 103 109 105 113 F
18-19 114 99 1 93 89 97 98 95 102 104 101 106 109 106 113 F
F too unreliable to be reported (coefficient of variation greater than 33% or small sample size)
... not applicable
Source: 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey.