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Table 2 Levels (means ± standard deviations) of BMI, SBP and DBP of family members, stratified by family annual per-capita income levels and regions

From: Familial correlation and aggregation of body mass index and blood pressure in Chinese Han population

  

Family annual per-capita income level

Regions

  

≤1999 yuan (Group A)

2000 - 4999 yuan (Group B)

≥5000 yuan (Group C)

 

Major cities (Group A)

Small or medium-sized cities (Group B)

Rural areas (Group C)

 
  

(Nf = 2618)

(Nf = 1892)

(Nf = 1859)

 

(Nf = 1518)

(Nf = 889)

(Nf = 3962)

 

BMI

Fathers

22.7 ± 3.1

23.6 ± 3.2

24.3 ± 3.3

abc

24.6 ± 3.4

23.9 ± 3.2

22.9 ± 3.3

abc

Mothers

23.7 ± 3.7

24.3 ± 3.8

24.6 ± 3.4

abc

25.0 ± 3.6

24.6 ± 3.4

23.7 ± 3.6

abc

Sons

22.0 ± 3.1

22.4 ± 3.6

23.0 ± 3.8

abc

23.2 ± 4.3

22.7 ± 3.5

22.0 ± 3.5

abc

Daughters

21.8 ± 3.0

21.6 ± 3.2

21.2 ± 3.3

bc

21.7 ± 3.8

21.0 ± 2.7

21.6 ± 3.2

ab

SBP

Fathers

125.6 ± 19.1

127.2 ± 19.8

127.7 ± 19.3

ac

128.2 ± 19.7

127.2 ± 18.6

126.1 ± 19.4

c

Mothers

126.6 ± 22.3

125.7 ± 21.0

126.2 ± 20.6

 

126.0 ± 20.6

125.4 ± 20.6

126.5 ± 22.0

 

Sons

115.5 ± 12.0

115.9 ± 12.6

115.6 ± 11.6

 

115.5 ± 12.3

115.0 ± 12.0

115.9 ± 12.0

 

Daughters

109.3 ± 12.3

108.2 ± 11.2

106.5 ± 11.6

bc

107.0 ± 11.6

106.2 ± 11.7

109.2 ± 11.6

bc

DBP

Fathers

80.8 ± 11.6

81.7 ± 11.7

82.7 ± 11.5

abc

83.0 ± 11.7

82.9 ± 11.3

80.8 ± 11.6

bc

Mothers

80.0 ± 12.1

79.4 ± 11.8

79.8 ± 11.2

 

80.0 ± 11.3

79.6 ± 11.6

79.7 ± 12.0

 

Sons

75.0 ± 9.3

75.1 ± 9.9

75.3 ± 8.9

 

75.8 ± 9.2

75.5 ± 9.6

74.8 ± 9.3

c

Daughters

71.1 ± 8.9

70.6 ± 8.8

69.7 ± 8.4

c

70.7 ± 8.4

69.6 ± 8.9

70.7 ± 8.8

 
  1. Nf represents number of families.
  2. During the process of multiple comparisons by SNK method, ‘a’ refers to p< 0.05 when compared between group A and B; ‘b’ refers to p< 0.05 when compared between group B and C; ‘c’ refers to p< 0.05 when compared between group A and C.