The utility of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in obese children

and night. Results :There were 49 patients in the study. The results showed a significant difference for average systolic blood pressure between the three groups (105.1±4.7 111.0±7.1 117.8±6.6 mmHg P<0.001 but for average diastolic blood pressure only between groups 1 and 3 (69.1±5.3 77.9±6.3 mmHg P=0.001. In the daytime only groups 1 and 3 showed a statistically significant difference for systolic and diastolic blood pressure. During the night the systolic pressure of group 3 was significantly higher than the other groups but the diastolic pressure of group 3 was only higher than that group 1. No statistical difference was found in night dips among the groups. Conclusion :Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in children and adolescents showed statistically higher blood pressure in obese patients with high casual blood pressure. (Korean J Pediatr 2008;51:604-609