Table 3 Comparison among normotensive, pre-hypertensive, and hypertensive individuals according to BMI and other cardiometabolic variables in the Al Kharj Study (n = 1019)
Variables | Normotensive (n = 743) | Prehypertensive (n = 559) | Hypertensive (n = 50) | Total (n = 1019) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
BMI Group | ||||
 Non-obese (<  25 kg/m2) | 374 (50.3) | 217 (38.9) | 10 (20.0) | 465 (45.7) |
 Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 215 (28.9) | 149 (26.7) | 9 (18.0) | 272 (26.7) |
 Class I obese (30–34.9 kg/m2) | 104 (14.0) | 107 (19.2) | 18 (36.0) | 169 (16.6) |
 Class II & III obese (≥ 35 kg/m2) | 50 (6.7) | 85 (15.2) | 13 (26.0) | 112 (11.0) |
Cardiometabolic variables | ||||
 Cholesterol (≥ 5.6) | 79 (10.6) | 77 (13.8) | 11 (22) | 127 (0.12) |
 HDL (<  1) | 124 (16.7) | 120 (21.5) | 17 (34.0) | 187 (18.1) |
 HBA1c (<  5.7%) | 568 (76.4) | 391 (69.9) | 28 (56.0) | 743 (72.9) |
 5.7–6.4% | 153 (20.6) | 141 (25.2) | 15 (30.0) | 231 (22.7) |
  ≥ 6.5% | 22 (3.0) | 27 (4.8) | 7 (14.0) | 45 (4.4) |