Mid-arm circumference and recommended blood pressure cuffs for children and adolescents aged between 3 and 19 years - Concepedia

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Mid-arm circumference and recommended blood pressure cuffs for children and adolescents aged between 3 and 19 years

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2013

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Yechiam Ostchega, Jeffery P. Hughes, Ronald J. Prineas, Guangyu Zhang, Tatiana Nwankwo, Michele Chiappa

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Abstract

During NHANES 2007-2010, 20% of boys and girls as young as 9-11 years required a standard adult cuff to be cuffed appropriately. In addition, approximately one-third of obese participants required adult large BP cuffs to be cuffed appropriately.