Research Article
Blood Pressure and Haematological Indices in Twelve Communities in Ashanti, Ghana
Table 1
Height, weight, BMI, and systolic and diastolic BP versus gender. Results are means (SD).
| | | | Men | Women | All | | | | () | () | () |
| | Age | Years | 54.6 (10.8) | 54.9 (11.6) | 54.8 (11.3) | | Height | Cm | 167 (7) | 157 (7) | 160 (8) | | Weight | Kg | 56 (10) | 53 (12) | 54 (11) | | BMI | kg/m2 | 20.2 (3.0) | 21.6 (4.6) | 21.1 (4.1) | | Systolic BP | mm Hg | 128 (25) | 128 (27) | 128 (26) | | Diastolic BP | mm Hg | 77 (14) | 76 (13) | 76 (13) | | Current smoker | (%) | 64 (19) | 1 (0) | 65 (7) | | Haematocrit/packed cell volume | % | 39.3 (5.5) | 35.2 (4.4) | 36.7 (5.2) | | Haemoglobin | g/dL | 13.2 (1.9) | 11.8 (1.4) | 12.3 (1.7) | | Red blood count | ×1012/L | 4.33 (0.69) | 3.96 (0.58) | 4.10 (0.64) | | Mean corpuscular volume | Fl | 91.0 (8.5) | 89.5 (7.7) | 90.0 (8.0) | | Platelets | ×1012/L | 160 (90) | 175 (89) | 169 (89) |
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Significance tests for Men versus Women given under Men. ; ; . |
