Table 2

Numbers and Percentages of subjects with high blood pressure (> 135 mmHg) according to their birth weight and current body weight


Normal BP
High BP
Total
Percentage of subjects with high BP

Overall:




Low birth weight
354
132
486
27.2%
High birth weight
328
186
514
36.2%
Total
682
318
1,000
31.8%

Current weight < = 90 Kg




Low birth weight
329
99
428
23.1%
High birth weight
221
55
276
19.9%
Total
550
154
704
21.9%

Current weight > 90 Kg




Low birth weight
25
33
58
56.9%
High birth weight
107
131
238
55.0%
Total
132
164
296
55.4%

Tu et al. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 2008 5:2   doi:10.1186/1742-7622-5-2