From: Is waist-to-height ratio the best predictive indicator of hypertension incidence? A cohort study
Variables | Overall (n = 471) | Hypertensives (n = 207) | Non-hypertensives (n = 264) |
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Gender, n (%) | |||
Male | 152 (32.3) | 74 (35.8) | 78 (29.6) |
Female | 319 (67.7) | 133 (64.2) | 186 (70.4) |
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 38.9 ± 12.3 | 44.3 ± 12.2 | 34.7 ± 10.7* |
Education, years (mean ± SD) | 6.7 ± 4.0 | 5.9 ± 4.1 | 7.3 ± 3.8* |
Marital status, n (%) (n = 466) | |||
With partner | 338 (72.5) | 141 (69.1) | 197 (75.2) |
Without partner | 128 (27.5) | 63 (30.9) | 65 (24.8) |
Physical activity, n (%) | |||
Active | 270 (57.3) | 116 (56.0) | 154 (58.3) |
Sedentary | 201 (42.7) | 91 (44.0) | 110 (41.7) |
Smoker, n (%) | |||
Never smoked | 291 (61.8) | 104 (50.2) | 187 (70.8)* |
Smoker | 102 (21.7) | 56 (27.1) | 46 (17.4) |
Ex-smoker | 78 (16.6) | 47 (22.7) | 31 (11.7) |
Alcohol consumption, n (%) | |||
Yes | 170 (36.1) | 75 (36.2) | 95 (36.0) |
No | 301 (63.9) | 135 (63.8) | 169 (64.0) |
Food consumption (mean ± SD) | |||
Score I | 7.0 ± 2.3 | 6.91 ± 2.5 | 7.15 ± 2.2 |
Score II | 10.5 ± 3.0 | 10.5 ± 3.2 | 10.5 ± 2.7 |
BMI, n (%) | |||
Normal weight | 283 (60.1) | 108 (52.2) | 175 (66.3)* |
Overweight | 150 (31.8) | 75 (36.2) | 75 (28.4) |
Obese | 38 (8.1) | 24 (11.6) | 14 (5.3) |
BMI, kg/m2 (mean ± SD) | 24.5 ± 4.3 | 25.4 ± 4.6 | 23.7 ± 3.9* |
WC, n (%) | |||
Appropriate | 262 (55.6) | 95 (45.9) | 167 (65.3)* |
Increased | 209 (44.4) | 112 (54.1) | 97 (36.7) |
WC, cm (mean ± SD) | 82.7 ± 10.3 | 85.7 ± 10.5 | 80.2 ± 9.5* |
WHtR, n (%) | |||
Appropriate | 187 (39.7) | 57 (27.5) | 130 (49.2)* |
Increased | 284 (60.3) | 150 (72.5) | 134 (50.8) |
WHtR (mean ± SD) | 0.52 ± 0.07 | 0.54 ± 0.07 | 0.50 ± 0.06* |