Table 3 Mean differences in systolic and diastolic blood pressure for anthropometric measures among men (n = 3 664)

 (3.6 kg/m²)

18–29

4.07 (3.51, 4.62)

2.44 (1.36, 3.53)

3.70 (3.26, 4.14)

1.59 (0.74, 2.45)

 (4.2 kg/m²)

30–39

4.44 (3.58, 5.31)

2.42 (0.64, 4.20)

3.44 (2.77, 4.10)

0.52 (−0.83, 1.86)

 (4.4 kg/m²)

40–49

5.39 (3.83, 6.94)

2.11 (−1.39, 5.60)

4.14 (3.15, 5.12)

1.09 (−1.10, 3.28)

 (4.6 kg/m²)

50–59

4.37 (2.34, 6.40)

0.47 (−3.60, 4.55)

3.50 (2.33, 4.66)

0.89 (−1.44, 3.23)

 (9.8 cm)

18–29

3.96 (3.41, 4.51)

1.87 (0.80, 2.95)

3.79 (3.36, 4.22)

2.43 (1.58, 3.28)

 (11.8 cm)

30–39

4.39 (3.53, 5.25)

2.29 (0.53, 4.06)

3.75 (3.10, 4.40)

3.30 (1.97, 4.63)

 (12.4 cm)

40–49

5.55 (4.00, 7.11)

3.67 (0.17, 7.16)

4.38 (3.40, 5.36)

3.41 (1.21, 5.60)

 (13.4 cm)

50–59

4.91 (2.89, 6.93)

4.50 (0.41, 8.59)

3.79 (2.63, 4.95)

3.01 (0.66, 5.35)

 (7.3 cm)

18–29

4.03 (3.46, 4.60)

1.87 (0.89, 2.85)

3.62 (3.17, 4.08)

1.59 (0.81, 2.36)

 (8.1 cm)

30–39

4.10 (3.21, 4.98)

1.14 (−0.47, 2.74)

3.21 (2.54, 3.89)

1.04 (−0.18, 2.26)

 (8.2 cm)

40–49

4.72 (3.12, 6.33)

0.32 (−2.63, 3.28)

3.52 (2.50, 4.54)

−0.10 (−1.96, 1.76)

 (8.5 cm)

50–59

4.62 (2.60, 6.64)

3.19 (−0.41, 6.80)

3.70 (2.54, 4.86)

2.56 (0.49, 4.62)

 (0.066)

18–29

2.49 (1.94, 3.04)

0.37 (−0.28, 1.02)

2.54 (2.10, 2.98)

0.75 (0.23, 1.26)

 (0.072)

30–39

3.40 (2.55, 4.24)

1.14 (0.05, 2.22)

3.21 (2.58, 3.84)

1.88 (1.06, 2.69)

 (0.079)

40–49

4.49 (3.00, 5.98)

1.95 (−0.03, 3.93)

3.74 (2.80, 4.68)

2.03 (0.79, 3.27)

 (0.084)

50–59

3.70 (1.77, 5.63)

1.80 (−0.68, 4.28)

2.68 (1.56, 3.80)

0.97 (−0.46, 2.40)

 (0.058)

18–29

3.52 (2.97, 4.07)

0.16 (−0.97, 1.28)

3.56 (3.13, 3.99)

1.69 (0.80, 2.57)

 (0.067)

30–39

4.25 (3.40, 5.09)

1.97 (0.10, 3.84)

3.63 (2.99, 4.26)

3.22 (1.81, 4.64)

 (0.071)

40–49

5.28 (3.76, 6.80)

2.95 (−0.64, 6.55)

4.19 (3.24, 5.14)

3.02 (0.76, 5.28)

 (0.078)

50–59

5.19 (3.21, 7.17)

6.44 (2.12, 10.76)

3.78 (2.64, 4.92)

3.38 (0.90, 5.87)