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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).
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