The inquirer is correct in thinking that blood pressure (as conventionally measured in the arm in a sitting position) should change with a person's height. It does in fact increase with height ...

But still, the question remains: How would you measure the height of a building using a barometer? What Is a Barometer? In short, a barometer measures atmospheric pressure. This pressure changes ...

Normal blood pressure is currently defined as a function of two continuous variables, age and height for each gender. Applying the current cutoff values to assess a child's blood pressure is time ...

All values must be entered in order to calculate percentiles for Blood Pressure and Height. A percentile shows the relative position of the child's measurement (such as Blood Pressure or Height) among ...

Table 4 Blood pressure percentiles for preschool boys and girls by age and height, quantile regression models Full size table QR model compared with the polynomial regression provided better fit ...

When the arm is on the lap or the side, a blood pressure reading can be erroneously high. But when the arm is supported and at heart height, a blood pressure reading is more likely to be right.