Research Article
Anthropometric Indices Associated with Variation in Cardiovascular Parameters among Primary School Pupils in Ile-Ife
Table 1
Physical characteristics and resting physiological parameters of the subjects.
| | N = 1026 | | Variable | Range | Mean ± SD | 95th centile | | Min. | Max. | | |
| | Age (Yrs) | 6.00 | 14.00 | 10.12 ± 2.46 | 14.00 | | Height (m) | 0.97 | 1.40 | 1.31 ± 0.13 | 01.33 | | Weight (Kg) | 15.00 | 70.00 | 26.55 ± 7.87 | 42.00 | | AC (cm) | 49.00 | 92.00 | 59.37 ± 5.50 | 69.00 | | BMI (Kg/m2) | 6.17 | 27.34 | 15.22 ± 1.97 | 18.67 | | PI (Kg/m3) | 3.43 | 22.46 | 11.69 ± 1.56 | 14.55 | | SBP (mmHg) | 51.00 | 137.00 | 98.63 ± 12.38 | 121.00 | | DBP (mmHg) | 27.00 | 98.00 | 62.85 ± 10.18 | 80.00 | | HR (bpm) | 42.00 | 140.00 | 88.38 ± 14.63 | 112.00 | | RPP (mmHg bpm) | 2397.00 | 15540.00 | 8725.54 ± 1828.1 | 11704.80 | | PP (mmHg) | 8.00 | 69.00 | 35.79 ± 8.64 | 52.00 | | MAP (mmHg) | 84.20 | 108.33 | 92.66 ± 7.99 | 89.33 |
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Abbreviations: AC = Abdominal circumference, HR = Heart rate, BMI = Body Mass Index, RPP = Rate pressure product, PI = Ponderosity index, PP = Pulse pressure, SBP = Systolic blood pressure, DBP = Diastolic blood pressure.
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