Obesity in American Indian and Mexican American Men and Women: Associations with Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Autonomic Control

Table 2

Effects of gender on prehypertension and hypertension.

Variable	Total sample	Men	Women
	(𝑛=130)	(𝑛=56)	(𝑛=74)
Systolic prehypertension, 𝑛
No	76	23	53*
Yes	54	33	21
Diastolic prehypertension, 𝑛
No	110	49	61
Yes	20	7	13
Systolic hypertension, 𝑛
No	113	43	70*
Yes	17	13	4
Diastolic hypertension, 𝑛
No	113	45	68
Yes	17	11	6

Notes: Groups were compared using Fisher’s exact test for dichotomous variables (∗P < 0.005).