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Table 2 Summary statistics and comparison of anthropometric measurements in different gender (mean ± s.d.)

From: A novel quantitative body shape score for detecting association between obesity and hypertension in China

Variale

Males(n = 6939)

Females(n = 8233)

Age(years)

42.64 ± 15.44**

41.63 ± 15.90

SBP(mmHg)

120.13 ± 16.83**

115.83 ± 18.83

DBP(mmHg)

78.69 ± 10.83**

75.41 ± 11.37

Height(cm)

166.73 ± 6.45**

155.71 ± 6.17

Weight(kg)

62.38 ± 10.19**

54.52 ± 9.01

Hip(cm)

91.85 ± 7.93

91.69 ± 8.17

WC(cm)

79.57 ± 9.75**

76.54 ± 9.71

BMI(kg/m2)

22.38 ± 3.04

22.45 ± 3.25

WHR

0.87 ± 0.07**

0.83 ± 0.08

WSR

0.48 ± 0.06**

0.49 ± 0.06

Hypertension

24%**

18.0%

Obesity

5.1%*

5.8%

  1. BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist to hip ratio; WSR, waist to stature ratio; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.
  2. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.001: comparison between males and females (unpaired student’s t-test for numerical data, χ2 test for categorical data).