ACE Gene I/D Polymorphism and Obesity in 1,574 Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 2

The association of hypertension and BMI.

	Normotensive	Hypertensive	P
Lean (BMI < 18.5)	49 (84.5)	9 (15.5)	0.001
Normal (18.5 ≤ BMI < 23)	406 (64.3)	225 (35.7)
Overweight (23 ≤ BMI < 25)	165 (59.1)	114 (40.9)
Obese (BMI ≥ 25)	356 (58.8)	250 (41.2)

Data are shown as number (percentage). value is derived by the Chi square () test.
BMI: body mass index, defined as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters. BMI is classified to 4 groups: lean (BMI < 18.5 kg/m²), normal (18.5 kg/m² ≤ BMI < 23 kg/m²), overweight (23 kg/m² ≤ BMI < 25 kg/m²), and obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m²).