|
Measure
|
Total n (%)
|
Female n (%)
|
Male n (%)
|
|---|
|
Body mass index category
|
|
Underweight
|
27 (14.7)
|
18 (15.5)
|
9 (13.6)
|
|
Normal
|
121 (65.7)
|
79 (66.8)
|
42 (63.7)
|
|
Overweight
|
29 (15.8)
|
17 (14.4)
|
12 (18.2)
|
|
Obese
|
7 (3.8)
|
4 (3.4)
|
3 (4.5)
|
|
Blood pressure category
|
|
Normal
|
113 (61.4)
|
92 (78.0)
|
21(32.8)*
|
|
Prehypertensive
|
59 (32.1)
|
22 (18.6)
|
37 (56.1)*
|
|
Hypertensive
|
12 (6.5)
|
4 (3.4)
|
8 (12.1)*
|
- BMI (kg/m2) was categorized as underweight (BMI <18.5), normal (BMI <25), overweight (BMI 25–29.9) and obese (BMI ≥ 30) according to WHO (2000). Blood pressure (mm Hg) was categorized as normal (SBP < 120; DBP < 80), Prehypertensive (SBP 120–139; DBP 80–89) and Hypertensive (SBP ≥ 140; DBP ≥ 90) according to Chobanian et al. [6]. *
P < 0.001 when compared with female. P-values are obtained from independent samples t-test
