The Blood Pressure percentile for Pediatrics calculation can help determine whether a child has a healthy blood pressure for his/her height, age and gender. High blood pressure in children is an important health issue in children as it can be associated with obesity, and can be a risk factor for heart disease and stroke in the future. 

Typically patients who have less than 90 as the percentile for the systolic and diastolic value are considered within the normal range. When a patient's percentile is > 90 and < 95 they are considered to have prehypertensive systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure. When the percentile is > 95 they are considered to have hypertensive systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure. 

TriMed Complete will now display the BP % for children ages 2-17 years old based on the patient's age, gender and height. If the patient does not have a height value for the given days visit then the system will use the patient's last height value within the past 1 year.