Table 2
Average resting systolic blood pressure, by age and sex, household population, Canada, 2009 to 2011

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Average resting systolic blood pressure, by age and sex, household population, Canada, 2009 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the average resting systolic blood pressure of Canadians 6 to 79 years of age. The row headers provide information for each age group overall and by sex. The column headers provide the estimate and confidence interval for the arithmetic mean, as well as the 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th and 95th percentiles.
  Average resting systolic blood pressure
Mean 5th percentile  10th percentile 25th percentile
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To From To From To
  millimetres of mercury (mmHg)
Both sexes  
Age 6 to 11 94 94 95 82 81 83 84 83 85 88 88 89
Age 12 to 19 98 97 99 86 84 87 88 87 89 92 91 93
Age 20 to 39 105 103 107 87 85 90 91 90 92 97 95 98
Age 40 to 59 113 111 116 92 88 96 96 94 99 103 100 106
Age 60 to 79 124 122 125 99 98 100 103 101 104 111 109 114
Age 6 to 79 110 108 111 88 87 88 91 91 92 98 97 99
Males  
Age 6 to 11 94 93 95 82 80 83 84 83 85 88 87 89
Age 12 to 19 100 99 101 87 84 90 89 88 90 93 92 94
Age 20 to 39 109 106 112 92 90 94 94 90 99 101 99 103
Age 40 to 59 117 114 119 97 94 99 101 97 104 107 105 109
Age 60 to 79 122 120 125 99 97 100 102 100 104 111 108 114
Age 6 to 79 112 110 113 89 88 91 93 92 94 101 100 102
Females  
Age 6 to 11 95 94 96 83 81 84 84 82 86 89 88 90
Age 12 to 19 96 95 97 84 83 86 87 86 88 91 90 92
Age 20 to 39 101 100 102 85 83 88 88 86 91 93 91 96
Age 40 to 59 110 107 113 89 85 93 93 88 98 100 96 103
Age 60 to 79 125 124 127 100 97 102 103 100 105 112 109 115
Age 6 to 79 108 106 109 86 85 88 90 89 91 96 95 97
Average resting systolic blood pressure, by age and sex, household population, Canada, 2009 to 2011 (continued)
  Average resting systolic blood pressure
50th percentile 75th percentile  90th percentile 95th percentile
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To From To From To
  millimetres of mercury (mmHg)
Both sexes  
Age 6 to 11 93 92 94 99 98 99 104 102 107 109 105 113
Age 12 to 19 97 96 98 102 101 104 108 106 111 112 110 114
Age 20 to 39 103 101 105 111 108 114 119 116 122 126 119 132
Age 40 to 59 112 109 114 121 119 124 131 129 134 139 134 144
Age 60 to 79 121 120 123 133 131 136 146 143 149 157 149 165
Age 6 to 79 107 105 108 118 116 120 130 128 133 138 135 140
Males  
Age 6 to 11 92 91 93 98 96 99 105 101 109 111 106 115
Age 12 to 19 99 97 101 104 102 106 111 109 113 114 112 116
Age 20 to 39 107 105 110 115 112 118 121 117 126 129 119 138
Age 40 to 59 114 111 117 122 120 125 134 128 139 140 131 149
Age 60 to 79 119 116 122 131 126 135 143 139 146 152 148 155
Age 6 to 79 110 107 112 119 117 121 131 127 135 139 135 143
Females  
Age 6 to 11 94 93 95 99 98 101 104 102 106 108 105 110
Age 12 to 19 96 95 97 100 99 102 105 103 107 108 105 111
Age 20 to 39 99 98 101 105 103 107 113 110 117 123 114 131
Age 40 to 59 109 105 113 117 114 120 128 124 131 133 127 138
Age 60 to 79 124 123 126 134 132 136 147 142 152 163 153 173
Age 6 to 79 103 102 105 116 114 117 129 127 131 137 134 140
Note(s):
Total household population aged 6 to 79, except those meeting the exclusion criteria (see the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Data User Guide: Cycle 2).
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 2.
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