Association between BMI, Blood Pressure, and Age: Study among Tangkhul Naga Tribal Males of Northeast India

Table 1

Basic data and BMI of the Tangkhul Naga males in different age groups.

Age group (years)	Stature (cm)			Body weight (kg)			Body mass index (kg/m²)
	𝑋	±SD	“t” value	𝑋	±SD	“t” value	𝑋	±SD	“t” value
20–29	164.0	6.16		54.1	5.65		20.1	1.78
30–39	162.3	4.67	1.85	56.1	5.60	2.13*	21.3	1.93	3.89***
40–49	161.7	5.33	.59	58.2	7.95	1.51	22.3	2.62	2.00*
50–59	161.6	5.40	.03	57.5	10.87	.32	21.9	3.20	0.48
60–70	156.9	5.35	3.59***	49.9	7.14	3.39***	20.3	2.37	2.39**
Total	162.0	5.94		54.9	7.40		20.9	2.39

* 𝑃<0.05, **𝑃<0.01, ***𝑃<0.001.