Purpose: The current study aimed to investigate the normative data for blood pressure. Materials and Methods: From 2017 to 2020, 2032 men and women classified as 'war veterans' were recruited (mean age ± standard deviation (SD): 60.97 ± 7.98 years; mean stature: 172.50 ± 9.10 cm; mean body mass: 90.25 ± 36.45 kg; mean body-mass index: 29.66 ± 5.59 kg/m2; 29.9% women). Their systolic and diastolic blood pressures were measured three times. The procedure was carried out according to the American Heart Organization. The sex-specific and age-specific normative data for the 5th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th, and 90th percentiles for systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), pulse pressure (measured as SBP-DBP) and mid-BP (the average of SBP and DBP) were presented. Results: The men had higher SBP (p < 0.001), DBP (p < 0.001), pulse pressure (p < 0.001) and mid-BP (p < 0.001) compared to the women. The age-specific differences showed that older individuals had higher values of SBP (p < 0.001), pulse pressure (p < 0.001), and mid-BP (p < 0.001), while no significant differences for DBP (p = 0.496) were observed. Conclusions: This is the first study providing sex-specific and age-specific normative data for blood pressure in war veterans.

Clinical Hospital Center 'Zagreb' 10000 Zagreb Croatia

Department of General and Applied Kinesiology Faculty of Kinesiology University of Zagreb 10000 Zagreb Croatia

Department of Sport Motorics and Methodology in Kinanthropometry Faculty of Sports Studies Masaryk University 625 00 Brno Czech Republic

Department of Sports Kinesiology Faculty of Kinesiology University of Zagreb 10000 Zagreb Croatia

Home of War Veterans Park 'Stara Trešnjevka' 10000 Zagreb Croatia

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