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

Table 3

Distribution of subjects in different categories of BMI and BP.

BMI and BP classifications	Distribution of subjects in different categories
	n	%
BMI
Underweight	37	14.4
Normal	175	68.1
Overweight/obese	45	17.6
Total	257	100.0
Systolic BP
Normal	79	30.7
Prehypertension	122	47.5
Hypertension stage I	41	16.0
Hypertension stage II	15	5.8
Total	257	100.0
Diastolic BP
Normal	110	42.8
Prehypertension	60	23.3
Hypertension stage I	71	27.6
Hypertension stage II	16	6.2
Total	257	100.0