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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants by sex

From: Different adiposity indices and their associations with hypertension among Chinese population from Jiangxi province

Characteristicsa

Total (N = 14,573)

Male

(N = 5961)

Female (N = 8612)

P value

Age, y

53.37 ± 17.63

53.80 ± 18.04

53.08 ± 17.34

0.014

Height, cm

157.08 ± 8.91

163.12 ± 7.73

152.90 ± 7.10

< 0.001

Weight, kg

56.51 ± 10.60

61.05 ± 11.07

53.36 ± 9.01

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m2

22.86 ± 3.65

22.92 ± 3.75

22.83 ± 3.58

0.136

WC, cm

79.08 ± 9.65

80.85 ± 9.69

77.85 ± 9.43

< 0.001

WHtR

0.50 ± 0.06

0.50 ± 0.06

0.51 ± 0.07

< 0.001

ABSI, m11/6 kg-2/3

0.0787 ± 0.0065

0.0788 ± 0.0062

0.0786 ± 0.0068

0.037

BFP

27.42 ± 8.97

23.42 ± 8.98

30.19 ± 7.85

< 0.001

VAI

7.24 ± 4.28

8.61 ± 4.65

6.29 ± 3.72

< 0.001

BMR, kcal

1256.46 ± 311.32

1387.86 ± 297.95

1165.52 ± 286.96

< 0.001

 SBP, mm Hg

125.84 ± 19.17

127.80 ± 17.63

124.47 ± 20.06

< 0.001

 DBP, mm Hg

74.04 ± 10.61

76.27 ± 10.47

72.48 ± 10.44

< 0.001

RHR, bpm

78.10 ± 11.20

77.41 ± 11.54

78.57 ± 10.93

< 0.001

Hypertension, n (%)

4247 (29.14)

1809 (30.35)

2438 (28.31)

0.008

Family history of hypertension, n (%)

3148 (22.44)

1195 (21.03)

1953 (23.40)

< 0.001

Urban, n (%)

7460 (51.19)

2855 (47.89)

4258 (49.44)

0.066

Current smokers, n (%)

2644 (18.19)

2489 (41.91)

155 (1.80)

< 0.001

Current drinkers, n (%)

3467 (23.87)

2344 (39.47)

1123 (13.08)

< 0.001

Education status, n (%)

   

< 0.001

  ≤ 6 years

7184 (49.87)

2337 (39.54)

4847 (57.06)

 

 6–12 years

6008 (41.71)

2942 (49.78)

3066 (36.09)

 

  > 12 years

1213 (8.42)

631 (10.68)

582 (6.85)

 

Occupation, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 Employed

5090 (35.27)

2347 (39.77)

2743 (32.16)

 

 Retired

1893 (13.12)

700 (11.86)

1193 (13.99)

 

 Unemployed

7448 (51.61)

2854 (48.36)

4594 (53.86)

 

 Antihypertensive medications, n (%)

1146 (7.86)

497 (8.34)

649 (7.54)

0.077

 ACEI/ARB

308 (2.11)

140 (2.35)

168 (1.95)

0.101

 CCB

813 (5.58)

353 (5.92)

460 (5.34)

0.133

 Diuretics

15 (0.10)

9 (0.15)

6 (0.07)

0.132

 β-Blockers

57 (0.39)

27 (0.45)

30 (0.35)

0.320

 Others

127 (0.87)

54 (0.91)

73 (0.85)

0.710

Sleep duration, h

 Workdays

7.30 ± 1.44

7.29 ± 1.42

7.30 ± 1.46

0.877

 Non-workdays

7.64 ± 1.45

7.62 ± 1.41

7.65 ± 1.48

0.190

  1. Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, WC Waist circumference, WHtR Waist-to-height ratio, ABSI A body shape index, BFP Body fat percentage, VAI Visceral adipose index, BMR Basal metabolism rate, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, RHR Rest heart rate, ACEI Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, ARB Angiotensin II receptor blockers, CCB Calcium channel blockers
  2. aData are presented as number (%) or mean ± standard deviation
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