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Blood pressure percentiles

Systolic and diastolic by age, sex and height – KiGGS and AAP 2017

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Sources

Blood Pressure Percentiles by Age and Height From Nonoverweight Children and Adolescents in Germany (Pediatrics 127:e978–e988) Neuhauser HK, Thamm M, Ellert U, Hense HW, Schaffrath Rosario A – Robert Koch Institute, 2011. Reference from KiGGS 2003–2006 (12,199 non-overweight children aged 3–17 years), oscillometric casual measurement
Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents (Pediatrics 140:e20171904) – Tables 4 and 5 Flynn JT, Kaelber DC, Baker-Smith CM et al., American Academy of Pediatrics, 2017. Guideline; reference from about 50,000 normal-weight children 1–17 years, auscultatory measurement
2016 European Society of Hypertension guidelines for the management of high blood pressure in children and adolescents (J Hypertens 34:1887–1920) Lurbe E, Agabiti-Rosei E, Cruickshank JK et al., European Society of Hypertension, 2016. European guideline – measurement conditions, confirmation at three visits

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Calculation aid for healthcare professionals. Clinical assessment remains with the treating physician.

Review date of the German original: 2026-11-05 · Methodology

Frequently asked questions

Blood pressure percentiles: What does this calculator compute?

Classifies a measured blood pressure by age, sex and height into the German KiGGS reference (percentile, z-value, P50/P90/P95/P99) and into the tables of the AAP guideline 2017 (P50/P90/P95/P95 + 12 mmHg); stages per the European and the AAP classification.

Blood pressure percentiles: Which sources is this calculator based on?

Neuhauser HK, Thamm M, Ellert U, Hense HW, Schaffrath Rosario A – Robert Koch Institute: Blood Pressure Percentiles by Age and Height From Nonoverweight Children and Adolescents in Germany (Pediatrics 127:e978–e988) (2011); Flynn JT, Kaelber DC, Baker-Smith CM et al., American Academy of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents (Pediatrics 140:e20171904) – Tables 4 and 5 (2017); Lurbe E, Agabiti-Rosei E, Cruickshank JK et al., European Society of Hypertension: 2016 European Society of Hypertension guidelines for the management of high blood pressure in children and adolescents (J Hypertens 34:1887–1920) (2016)