International Journal of Hypertension / 2022 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Comparative Assessment of the Utility of Anthropometric and Bioelectrical Impedance Indices as Potential Predictors of Hypertension within a Ghanaian Adult Population: A Cross-Sectional Study Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics of study participants.
General population Normal Prehypertensive Hypertensive Total P -valueNumber of participants 310 (38.2%) 248 (30.5%) 254 (31.3%) 812 Age (yrs) 40.88 ± 15.26a 46.77 ± 16.36b 55.91 ± 15.26c 47.39 ± 16.79 <0.0001 Weight (kg) 59.71 ± 11.82a 66.45 ± 16.37bc 67.97 ± 17.43bc 64.35 ± 15.60 <0.0001 Waist circumference (WC) in m 0.83 ± 0.12a 0.90 ± 0.15bc 0.93 ± 0.15bc 0.88 ± 0.15 <0.0001 Hip circumference (HC) in m 0. 96 ± 11.52a 1.00 ± 14.72bc 1.03 ± 15.11bc 0. 99 ± 14.02 <0.0001 Skeletal muscle mass (SM) in % 30.16 ± 6.55ab 29.26 ± 6.70bc 28.24 ± 6.43cd 29.29 ± 6.60 0.0020 Visceral fat level (VF) 5.52 ± 2.76a 7.50 ± 4.19b 8.88 ± 4.80c 7.18 ± 4.17 <0.0001 Resting metabolic rate (RMR) 1327.30 ± 163.43a 1408.38 ± 201.13bc 1412.23 ± 214.75bc 1378.51 ± 196.20 <0.0001 Body fat (BF) in % 29.54 ± 11.36a 32.32 ± 12.53bc 33.36 ± 12.68bc 31.59 ± 12.24 <0.0001 Body mass index (BMI) in kg/m2 23.45 ± 4.77a 25.76 ± 6.69bc 27.15 ± 8.41bc 25.31 ± 6.84 <0.0001 Conicity index (CI) 1.26 ± 0.14a 1.29 ± 0.15bc 1.32 ± 0.14bc 1.29 ± 0.15 <0.0001 Abdominal volume index (AVI) 14.43 ± 3.74a 16.84 ± 5.30bc 17.95 ± 5.78bc 16.27 ± 5.16 <0.0001 Body adiposity index (BAI) 28.89 ± 7.93a 30.17 ± 9.63b 34.45 ± 11.21c 31.87 ± 8.14 <0.0001