Table 4 Mean differences in systolic and diastolic blood pressure for anthropometric measures among women (n = 3 702)

 (4.0 kg/m²)

18–29

3.32 (2.78, 3.86)

2.46 (1.44, 3.47)

2.69 (2.27, 3.12)

2.24 (1.45, 3.03)

 (4.9 kg/m²)

30–39

5.40 (4.55, 6.25)

2.60 (0.85, 4.36)

4.79 (4.18, 5.40)

2.73 (1.48, 3.98)

 (5.3 kg/m²)

40–49

5.03 (3.65, 6.42)

−0.05 (−2.60, 2.49)

4.26 (3.48, 5.05)

0.79 (−0.65, 2.23)

 (5.6 kg/m²)

50–59

3.76 (1.70, 5.83)

0.70 (−3.21, 4.62)

2.95 (1.91, 4.00)

1.00 (−0.98, 2.98)

 (9.2 cm)

18–29

3.05 (2.52, 3.59)

1.01 (0.01, 2.00)

2.40 (1.97, 2.82)

0.53 (−0.25, 1.31)

 (11.5 cm)

30–39

5.47 (4.62, 6.32)

3.19 (1.44, 4.95)

4.74 (4.13, 5.35)

2.35 (1.10, 3.60)

 (12.3 cm)

40–49

6.01 (4.64, 7.39)

6.06 (3.50, 8.62)

4.81 (4.04, 5.59)

4.14 (2.69, 5.59)

 (13.3 cm)

50–59

4.15 (2.12, 6.19)

3.56 (−0.31, 7.43)

3.12 (2.08, 4.15)

2.28 (0.32, 4.24)

 (8.1 cm)

18–29

2.89 (2.33, 3.44)

0.41 (−0.55, 1.37)

2.43 (2.00, 2.86)

0.60 (−0.15, 1.35)

 (9.7 cm)

30–39

4.51 (3.65, 5.38)

−0.58 (−2.28, 1.13)

4.07 (3.45, 4.69)

−0.24 (−1.46, 0.98)

 (10.3 cm)

40–49

4.69 (3.28, 6.09)

1.07 (−1.83, 3.96)

3.97 (3.17, 4.77)

0.91 (−0.74, 2.55)

 (11.3 cm)

50–59

3.01 (1.00, 5.01)

−0.35 (−4.17, 3.47)

2.80 (1.78, 3.81)

1.32 (−0.61, 3.26)

 (0.065)

18–29

1.91 (1.37, 2.45)

0.49 (−0.10, 1.09)

1.33 (0.91, 1.76)

0.12 (−0.34, 0.59)

 (0.071)

30–39

4.24 (3.39, 5.09)

2.05 (1.09, 3.02)

3.50 (2.88, 4.13)

1.47 (0.78, 2.15)

 (0.078)

40–49

4.95 (3.59, 6.31)

3.44 (1.95, 4.93)

3.64 (2.85, 4.43)

2.22 (1.38, 3.07)

 (0.083)

50–59

3.37 (1.38, 5.36)

2.23 (0.04, 4.42)

1.87 (0.84, 2.90)

0.80 (−0.32, 1.91)

 (0.060)

18–29

3.06 (2.53, 3.59)

1.08 (0.04, 2.12)

2.45 (2.03, 2.86)

0.72 (−0.09, 1.53)

 (0.075)

30–39

5.31 (4.48, 6.14)

3.01 (1.23, 4.80)

4.62 (4.02, 5.21)

2.24 (0.97, 3.51)

 (0.079)

40–49

5.76 (4.44, 7.09)

5.75 (3.24, 8.26)

4.53 (3.78, 5.28)

3.62 (2.20, 5.04)

 (0.087)

50–59

4.39 (2.39, 6.38)

4.97 (0.92, 9.03)

2.97 (1.96, 3.99)

1.96 (−0.10, 4.03)