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Table 5 The correlations of anthropometric indices with SBP and DBP levels from the multiple linear regression model

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

Adiposity indices

SBP

DBP

β

P

β

P

Mena

 BMI

0.004

0.989

0.176

0.532

 HC

− 0.002

0.975

− 0.023

0.737

 WC

0.140

0.081

0.100

0.247

 VAT

0.444

< 0.001

0.146

0.021

 SAT

− 0.078

0.143

− 0.020

0.724

Womenb

 BMI

− 0.120

0.753

0.451

0.275

 HC

0.051

0.315

− 0.053

0.335

 WC

0.148

0.007

0.198

0.001

 VAT

0.309

< 0.001

0.099

0.034

 SAT

− 0.105

0.009

− 0.019

0.663

  1. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, VAT visceral adipose tissue, SAT subcutaneous adipose tissue, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure
  2. aIn men, the R2 value in the model analysis of SBP and other covariates was 0.228; the R2 value in the model analysis of DBP and other covariates was 0.096
  3. bIn women, the R2 value in the model analysis of SBP and other covariates was 0.220; the R2 value in the model analysis of DBP and other covariates was 0.094
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Biology of Sex Differences

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