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Table 2 Pearson partial correlation coefficients adjusted for age and location (n = 7 366)

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

  

WC

HC

WHR

WHtR

SBP

DBP

PP

MAP

MBP

BMI

Male:

0.88

0.84

0.62

0.89

0.27

0.34

0.06

0.33

0.32

Female:

0.86

0.85

0.47

0.87

0.26

0.34

0.05*

0.33

0.31

WC

 

Male:

0.85

0.82

0.96

0.27

0.35

0.04*

0.34

0.33

 

Female:

0.82

0.74

0.96

0.27

0.34

0.07

0.33

0.32

HC

  

Male:

0.40

0.76

0.26

0.32

0.05*

0.31

0.30

  

Female:

0.24

0.76

0.22

0.31

0.02**

0.29

0.27

WHR

   

Male:

0.84

0.20

0.27

0.01**

0.26

0.24

   

Female:

0.75

0.21

0.23

0.09

0.23

0.23

WHtR

    

Male:

0.26

0.34

0.03**

0.33

0.31

    

Female:

0.28

0.34

0.08

0.34

0.32

SBP

     

Male:

0.75

0.71

0.91

0.96

     

Female:

0.76

0.76

0.92

0.96

DBP

      

Male:

0.07

0.96

0.91

      

Female:

0.14

0.95

0.91

PP

       

Male:

0.36

0.47

       

Female:

0.43

0.54

MAP

        

Male:

0.99

        

Female:

0.99

  1. Correlations exclude those on antihypertensive medication. All correlations coefficients significant at p < 0.0001, unless indicated *p < 0.05, **p > 0.05. 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
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