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Table 1 Subjects’ basic characteristics by BMI group

From: Impact of body mass index on long-term blood pressure variability: a cross-sectional study in a cohort of Chinese adults

Variable

BMI < 18.5

(N = 490)

[18.5,24)

(N = 12,369)

[24,28)

(N = 13,622)

> = 28

(6001)

Total

(N = 32,482)

P

Age(year)

43.0 ± 14.4

45.8 ± 11.7

47.6 ± 10.9

46.4 ± 11.12

46.6 ± 11.3

< 0.0001

HR(beat/min)

74.4 ± 12.4

73.3 ± 10.0

73.1 ± 9.47

73.9 ± 9.69

73.4 ± 9.78

< 0.0001

TC(mmol/L)

4.66 ± 0.99

4.79 ± 1.08

4.94 ± 1.19

4.98 ± 1.15

4.89 ± 1.14

< 0.0001

SBP1

114 ± 15.7

121 ± 17.5

129 ± 18.5

134 ± 19.2

127 ± 18.9

< 0.0001

SBP2

116 ± 16.9

123 ± 17.8

130 ± 18.1

135 ± 18.6

128 ± 18.7

< 0.0001

SBP3

118 ± 17.6

124 ± 17.3

131 ± 17.7

135 ± 17.9

129 ± 18.1

< 0.0001

SBP4

118 ± 17.7

125 ± 17.8

131 ± 17.9

135 ± 17.7

129 ± 18.3

< 0.0001

SBP5

124 ± 18.0

131 ± 19.3

138 ± 19.3

141 ± 18.9

136 ± 19.7

< 0.0001

Male,n(%)

295 (60.2)

8705 (70.4)

10,768 (79.0)

4734 (78.9)

24,502 (75.4)

< 0.0001

Drinking alcohol, n(%)

64 (13.1)

2103 (17.0)

2475 (18.2)

915 (15.2)

5557 (17.1)

< 0.0001

physical exercise, n(%)

43 (8.8)

1556 (12.6)

1838 (13.5)

791 (13.2)

4228 (13.0)

0.005

Salt intake, n(%)

44 (9.0)

1125 (9.1)

1478 (10.9)

740 (12.3)

3387 (10.4)

< 0.0001

Smoking, n(%)

160 (32.7)

4245 (34.3)

4801 (35.2)

1999 (33.3)

11,205 (34.5)

0.046

Dm, n(%)

20 (4.1)

516 (4.2)

1043 (7.7)

616 (10.3)

2195 (6.8)

< 0.0001

Hypertension, n(%)

55 (11.2)

2949 (23.8)

5489 (40.3)

3205 (53.4)

11,698 (36.0)

< 0.0001

antihypertensive drugs, n(%)

3 (0.6)

471 (3.8)

1149 (8.4)

749 (12.5)

2372 (7.3)

< 0.0001

BPV

11.8 ± 5.82

12.2 ± 6.31

12.8 ± 6.59

13.2 ± 6.85

12.64 ± 6.53

< 0.0001

≥mean BPV

194 (39.6)

4903 (39.6)

5859 (44.0)

2782 (46.4)

13,868 (42.7)

< 0.0001

BPVa

12.00 ± 6.30

12.8 ± 6.59

13.2 ± 6.85

12.6 ± 6.53

< 0.0001

≥mean BPVa

5097 (39.6)

5859 (44.0)

2782 (46.4)

13,868 (42.7)

< 0.0001

  1. aBPV and BPV ≥ average after merging the underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) and normal-weight (BMI < 24.0 kg/m2) groups. BMI Body mass index, HR Heart rate, TC Total Cholesterol, sbp1, sbp2, sbp3, sbp4 and sbp5 Systolic blood pressure of the first to the fifth physical examinations, DM Diabetes Mellitus, BPV Blood pressure variability