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Table 3 Effects of age (breakpoint >55 years) on BMI, body fat percentage, SBP, and DBP in all participants

From: Sex differences in the aging pattern of renin–angiotensin system serum peptidases

  

< 55 years

> 55 years

U Mann–Whitney

Median

IQR

N

Median

IQR

N

Z

P value

WOMEN

BMI (kg/m2)

23.5

4.4

28

23.35

3.8

30

−0.537

0.591

Body fat (%)

30.1

14.9

28

31.15

9.6

30

−0.265

0.791

SBP (mmHg)

120

13

28

127

21

30

−1765

0.078

DBP (mmHg)

78.5

7

28

80

5

30

−0.459

0.646

MEN

BMI (kg/m2)

25.4

4.5

31

26.2

3.9

29

−0.059

0.953

Body fat (%)

20.2

10

31

20.7

10.8

29

−0.792

0.429

SBP (mmHg)

130

19

31

135

23

29

−1297

0.195

DBP (mmHg)

80

8

31

80

0

29

−0.182

0.856

  1. Note: BMI Body mass index, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure