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Table 2 The anthropometric indicators of adiposity by hypertensive status

From: Sex differences in the association of abdominal adipose tissue and anthropometric data with untreated hypertension in a Chinese population

 

Normal tensive group (n = 783)

Hypertensive group (n = 705)

P value

Men (n = 207)

Women (n = 576)

Men (n = 307)

Women (n = 398)

Age (year)

64.54 ± 8.05

61.51 ± 8.01#

63.88 ± 8.69*

64.71 ± 7.88&

< 0.001

Height (cm)

167.18 ± 6.09

157.01 ± 5.88#

167.72 ± 7.22&

156.40 ± 5.56

< 0.001

Weight (kg)

68.34 ± 14.01

60.45 ± 12.70#

73.64 ± 14.16#&*

64.28 ± 9.75#&

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

24.19 ± 5.29

24.34 ± 5.07

25.83 ± 5.75#&

26.00 ± 4.48#&

< 0.001

WC (cm)

84.89 ± 8.52

82.59 ± 8.68#

91.24 ± 9.86#&*

88.30 ± 9.47#&

< 0.001

HC (cm)

96.17 ± 9.47

95.98 ± 7.69

100.11 ± 8.66#&

99.99 ± 8.44#&

< 0.001

VAT (cm2)

138.3 ± 50.06

124.51 ± 48.13#

192.20 ± 68.07#&*

163.09 ± 54.45#&

< 0.001

SAT (cm2)

92.40 ± 47.52

146.89 ± 62.49#

113.27 ± 50.40#&*

162.47 ± 66.57#&

< 0.001

  1. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, VAT visceral adipose tissue, SAT subcutaneous adipose tissue
  2. #P < 0.05 compared with the group without hypertension in men
  3. &P < 0.05 compared with the group without hypertension in women
  4. *P < 0.05 compared with the group with hypertension in women
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Biology of Sex Differences

ISSN: 2042-6410

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