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Table 1 Distribution of anthropometric measures and blood pressure (n = 7 601)

From: Age and sex-specific associations of anthropometric measures of adiposity with blood pressure and hypertension in India: a cross-sectional study

  

BMI (kg/m2)

WC (cm)

HC (cm)

WHR

WHtR

SBP (mmHg)

DBP (mmHg)

PP (mmHg)

MAP (mmHg)

MBP (mmHg)

HTN (%)a

Age

No.

                     

Male

 18–29

1620

20.6

(3.6)

71.2

(9.8)

84.7

(7.3)

0.84

(0.066)

0.43

(0.058)

123.2

(11.8)

74.7

(9.5)

48.4

(8.8)

90.9

(9.4)

99.0

(9.7)

187 (11.5)

 30–39

967

21.9

(4.2)

77.2

(11.8)

87.0

(8.1)

0.88

(0.072)

0.46

(0.067)

124.3

(13.5)

78.8

(10.5)

45.5

(8.2)

94.0

(10.9)

101.6

(11.4)

163 (16.9)

 40–49

640

22.7

(4.4)

80.8

(12.4)

88.0

(8.2)

0.92

(0.079)

0.49

(0.071)

129.7

(18.9)

82.5

(12.3)

47.2

(10.9)

98.3

(13.9)

106.1

(15.0)

210 (32.8)

 50–59

519

22.7

(4.6)

81.9

(13.4)

87.7

(8.5)

0.93

(0.084)

0.50

(0.078)

133.8

(20.0)

82.6

(11.8)

51.2

(13.0)

99.7

(13.7)

108.2

(15.1)

212 (40.9)

 Total

3746

21.6

(4.2)

75.9

(12.2)

86.3

(8.0)

0.88

(0.081)

0.46

(0.072)

126.1

(15.4)

78.2

(11.1)

47.9

(9.9)

94.2

(11.8)

102.1

(12.5)

772 (20.6)

Female

 18–29

1608

20.4

(4.0)

63.9

(9.2)

84.2

(8.1)

0.76

(0.065)

0.42

(0.060)

112.6

(11.2)

72.7

(8.8)

40.0

(7.5)

86.0

(9.0)

92.7

(9.3)

71 (4.4)

 30–39

992

22.5

(4.9)

69.9

(11.5)

88.5

(9.7)

0.79

(0.071)

0.46

(0.075)

116.4

(13.4)

76.5

(9.9)

39.9

(7.7)

89.8

(10.6)

96.4

(11.2)

122 (12.3)

 40–49

737

23.8

(5.3)

73.9

(12.3)

90.9

(10.3)

0.81

(0.078)

0.49

(0.079)

123.8

(18.2)

79.9

(10.7)

43.9

(11.5)

94.5

(12.6)

101.8

(13.8)

185 (25.1)

 50–59

518

23.8

(5.6)

75.7

(13.3)

91.3

(11.3)

0.83

(0.083)

0.50

(0.087)

132.1

(21.9)

81.6

(11.2)

50.5

(15.5)

98.4

(13.8)

106.8

(15.6)

202 (39.0)

 Total

3855

22.0

(4.9)

68.9

(12.0)

87.5

(9.9)

0.78

(0.076)

0.45

(0.079)

118.3

(16.5)

76.2

(10.4)

42.1

(10.5)

90.3

(11.8)

97.3

(12.8)

580 (15.1)

  1. Values presented as mean (SD), unless indicated aNo. (%) hypertensive. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, WHR waist-hip ratio, WHtR waist-height ratio, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, PP pulse pressure, MAP mean arterial pressure, MBP mid-blood pressure, HTN hypertension