Table 2.
Blood pressure and concentration of lipids and glucose, according to referent values by body mass index (BMI)
| BMI groups* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | normal weight (n = 226) | overweight (n = 507) | obesity (n = 268) | total n = 1001 | P† |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L): | |||||
| <5.2 | 79 (28.1) | 125 (44.5) | 77 (27.4) | 281 (100.0) | 0.016 |
| ≥5.2 | 147 (20.4) | 382 (53.0) | 191 (26.6) | 720 (100.0) | |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/L): | |||||
| ≤3.9 | 109 (25.3) | 194 (45.1) | 127 (29.5) | 430 (100.0) | 0.010 |
| >3.9 | 117 (20.5) | 313 (54.8) | 141 (24.7) | 571 (100.0) | |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/L): | |||||
| ≥0.9 | 203 (24.5) | 410 (49.4) | 217 (26.1) | 830 (100.0) | 0.007 |
| <0.9 | 23 (13.5) | 97 (56.7) | 51 (29.8) | 171 (100.0) | |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L): | |||||
| ≤1.5 | 184 (26.7) | 349 (50.7) | 156 (22.6) | 689 (100.0) | <0.001 |
| >1.5 | 42 (13.5) | 158 (50.6) | 112 (35.9) | 312 (100.0) | |
| Glucose (mmol/L): | |||||
| 4.2-6.4 | 209 (24.3) | 443 (51.5) | 209 (24.3) | 861 (100.0) | <0.001 |
| >6.4 | 17 (12.1) | 64 (45.7) | 59 (42.1) | 140 (100.0) | |
| Systolic pressure (mm Hg): | |||||
| <140 | 122 (27.1) | 234 (52.0) | 94 (20.9) | 450 (100.0) | <0.001 |
| ≥140 | 104 (18.9) | 273 (49.5) | 174 (31.7) | 551 (100.0) | |
| Diastolic pressure (mm Hg): | |||||
| <90 | 157 (28.1) | 283 (50.7) | 118 (21.1) | 558 (100.0) | <0.001 |
| ≥90 | 69 (15.6) | 224 (50.6) | 150 (33.9) | 443 (100.0) | |
*Normal weight – BMI<25; overweight – BMI = 25-29.99; obesity – BMI≥30. There were no underweight persons.
†χ2 test.