Why monitor blood pressure (BP)? Hypertension (high blood pressure) is an important health issue in children, because of its association with obesity. High blood pressure is considered a risk factor ...

Use this blood pressure chart to interpret your blood pressure readings and monitor this important heart health metric from ...

Medically reviewed by Anisha Shah, MD Using a blood pressure chart by age can help you interpret your results to see how they ...

A percentile shows the relative position of the child's measurement (such as Blood Pressure or Height) among children of the same sex and age. For example, a boy at the 25th percentile for height is ...