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Table 6 Distribution of body shape types and characteristics of body shape score (BSS1, mean ± s.d.) by sex

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

Body shape types

Symbol

Male

Female

n

%

BSS1

n

%

BSS1

Chilli

A (1)

2631

37.90

45.84 ± 3.03

2398

29.10

45.54 ± 2.95

Chilli pear-apple

B (2)

1530

22.00

47.27 ± 2.97

1688

20.50

46.85 ± 2.94

Chilli apple

C (3)

954

13.70

48.37 ± 3.41

1788

21.70

47.54 ± 3.68

Pear

D (4)

270

3.90

52.41 ± 2.88

310

3.80

51.67 ± 2.69

Pear-apple

E (5)

474

6.80

53.48 ± 2.58

550

6.70

52.88 ± 2.41

Apple

F (6)

729

10.50

54.34 ± 2.85

1018

12.40

54.05 ± 2.85

Big pear

G (7)

23

0.30

57.68 ± 3.24

26

0.30

58.09 ± 3.66

Big pear-apple

H (8)

66

1.00

58.46 ± 3.24

111

1.30

58.80 ± 3.22

Big apple

I (9)

262

3.80

60.17 ± 3.13

344

4.20

60.34 ± 3.55

Total

-

6939

100.00

48.87 ± 4.93

8233

100.00

48.85 ± 5.08