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Table 4 Sex-specific characteristics of adolescents, aged 15–19 years: SuRFNCD 2007–2011

From: National trends of pre-hypertension and hypertension among Iranian adolescents across urban and rural areas (2007–2011)

Year

Girls

Boys

2007

(n = 1302)

2008

(n = 1339)

2009

(n = 1319)

2011

(n = 498)

2007

(n = 1634)

2008

(n = 1649)

2009

(n = 1543)

2011

(n = 431)

Age (years)

17.67 ± 0.03

17.69 ± 0.03

17.57 ± 0.04

17.69 ± 0.06

17.50 ± 0.03

17.46 ± 0.03

17.61 ± 0.03

17.70 ± 0.07

Residential area (%)

 Urban

751 (57.7)

811 (60. 6)

716 (54.3)

332 (66.7)

967 (59.2)

1008 (61.1)

834 (54.1)

283 (65.7)

 Rural

551 (42.3)

528 (39.4)

603 (45.7)

166 (33.3)

667 (40.8)

641 (38.9)

709 (45.9)

148 (34.3)

Physical activity (% ± SE)

 High

19.66 ± 1.08

19.21 ± 1.05

18.37 ± 1.05

16.07 ± 1.63

63.56 ± 1.19

57.29 ± 1.16

57.70 ± 1.27

52.50 ± 2.36

 Moderate

35.68 ± 1.35

27.97 ± 1.22

30.91 ± 1.31

23.90 ± 1.83

20.70 ± 1.02

19.28 ± 0.97

22.60 ± 1.10

20.90 ± 1.98

 Low

44.65 ± 1.37

52.80 ± 1.34

50.71 ± 1.39

60.01 ± 2.09

15.73 ± 0.90

23.42 ± 0.98

19.68 ± 1.04

26.58 ± 2.05

BMI(kg/m2)

21.78 ± 0.09

21.92 ± 0.10

21.94 ± 0.11

22.03 ± 0.18

21.33 ± 0.08

21.37 ± 0.08

21.40 ± 0.09

21.27 ± 0.17

SBP(mmHg)

109.89 ± 0.31

109.35 ± 0.31

109.63 ± 0.31

112.21 ± 0.52

119.21 ± 0.30

117.63 ± 0.30

118.63 ± 0.30

119.61 ± 0.56

DBP(mmHg)

72.58 ± 0.25

72.71 ± 0.24

72.71 ± 0.25

71.74 ± 0.41

72.20 ± 0.23

72.40 ± 0.22

73.29 ± 0.24

71.49 ± 0.45

  1. Age, physical activity, BMI, SBP, and DBP values are mean ± SEM
  2. Variables (except residential area) are weighted according to residential area