Research Article
Comparative Evaluation of Adiposity Indices as Predictors of Hypertension among Brazilian Adults
Table 1
Descriptive values and comparison between genders (mean ± SD).
| | | Men | Women | P |
| | n | 176 | 342 | | | Age (years) | 41.3 ± 10.5 | 40.7 ± 10.5 | .514 | | Height (m) | 1.71 ± 0.1 | 1.6 ± 0.1 | .001 | | Body weight (kg) | 81.0 ± 14.7 | 67.8 ± 14.2 | .001 | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.7 ± 4.3 | 27.2 ± 5.1 | .222 | | Waist circumference (cm) | 93.2 ± 11.9 | 85.0 ± 11.5 | .001 | | Hip circumference (cm) | 101.0 ± 8.3 | 102.1 ± 10.4 | .203 | | Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.92 ± 0.1 | 0.83 ± 0.1 | .001 | | Waist-to-stature ratio | 0.55 ± 0.1 | 0.54 ± 0.1 | .287 | | Body adiposity index (%) | 27.3 ± 3.7 | 33.6 ± 5.3 | .001 | | Conicity index (AU) | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 1.2 ± 0.1 | .001 | | Systolic BP (mmHg) | 124.1 ± 13.2 | 120.3 ± 13.7 | .003 | | Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 79.9 ± 10.4 | 77.7 ± 9.8 | .016 |
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Note. AU: Arbitrary units. BP: blood pressure.
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