Using Anthropometric Indicator to Identify Hypertension in Adolescents: A Study in Sarawak, Malaysia
Table 2
Anthropometric measurement and blood pressure according to age among male and female respondents (N=2461).
Sex
Age (year±SD)
p value
12 years
13 years
14 years
15 years
16 years
17 years
M=106; F=149
M=240; F=292
M=215; F=261
M=180; F=281
M=214; F=308
M=78; F=137
BMI
M
21.09±5.30
20.80±4.97
20.96±5.03
21.57±4.21
21.78±4.46
21.85±3.89
0.161
F
21.38±5.62
20.55±4.27
20.86±4.10
21.96±4.86
22.76±5.06
22.32±4.56
<0.01
WC
M
70.42±13.30
69.77±12.59
70.66±12.09
71.80±10.08
72.92±10.33
72.81±10.03
0.045
F
73.73±49.48
67.68±9.20
68.58±8.62
70.21±9.71
72.04±10.70
70.75±9.82
0.006
WHt
M
0.46±0.08
0.45±0.07
0.44±0.07
0.44±0.06
0.44±0.06
0.44±0.06
0.070
F
0.49±0.31
0.45±0.06
0.45±0.05
0.46±0.06
0.46±0.07
0.46±0.06
0.01
C Index
M
1.14±0.08
1.12±0.07
1.12±0.07
1.11±0.06
1.12±0.06
1.11±0.06
0.006
F
1.20±0.81
1.12±0.06
1.12±0.07
1.11±0.06
1.12±0.06
1.11±0.06
0.03
SBP
M
112.35±13.18
116.23±13.77
118.66±14.36
119.34±13.09
120.59±12.96
120.54±13.90
<0.01
F
112.41±14.30
109.39±11.23
109.93±11.40
111.79±10.81
112.29±12.58
111.69±13.11
0.013
DBP
M
63.12±10.19
63.89±9.50
65.15±10.23
64.73±9.27
66.92±9.58
65.17±7.88
0.007
F
65.66±9.90
64.62±8.61
65.25±9.02
66.40±7.50
67.04±9.90
66.84±8.87
0.011
M: male; F: female. One-way analysis of variance was applied to see the differences between age group and p<0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
