Table 3.
Univariate association of anthropometric parameters and physical activity with systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) in women and men
| Variables | Women (n = 396) | Men (n = 136) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | 95% CI | p-value± | B | 95% CI | p-value± | |||
| Age (years) | 0.263 | 0.195 | 0.331 | 0.000 | 0.190 | 0.095 | 0.284 | 0.001 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 0.554 | 0.340 | 0.768 | 0.000 | 0.225 | -0.176 | 0.626 | 0.269 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 0.302 | 0.212 | 0.392 | 0.000 | 0.119 | -0.035 | 0.272 | 0.128 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 0.216 | 0.123 | 0.309 | 0.000 | -0.073 | -0.245 | 0.098 | 0.399 |
| Waist-Hip-Ratio | 40.122 | 23.222 | 57.022 | 0.000 | 40.538 | 19.173 | 61.902 | 0.000 |
| Average steps/day | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.453 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.119 |
| BMI categories(kg/m2) | ||||||||
| Underweight (< 18.5) | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | |
| Normal weight (18.5-24.9) | -9.667 | -16.540 | -2.795 | 0.006 | -1.310 | -6.539 | 3.919 | 0.621 |
| Overweight (25.0-29.9) | -8.220 | -15.188 | -1.252 | 0.021 | 0.625 | -5.812 | 7.062 | 0.848 |
| Obese (≥ 30) | -1.145 | -8.415 | 5.506 | 0.681 | 3.455 | 4.223 | 11.133 | 0.375 |
| Physical activity (average steps/day) | ||||||||
| Sedentary (< 4999) | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | |
| Low active (5 000-7 499) | 10.021 | 3.959 | 16.083 | 0.001 | 4.0.659 | -5.733 | 15.052 | 0.377 |
| Moderate active (7 500-9 999) | 3.442 | -1.785 | 8.670 | 0.196 | 1.083 | -6.401 | 8.566 | 0.775 |
| Active (10 000-12 499) | 5.711 | 0.697 | 10.725 | 0.026 | -2.269 | -9.560 | 5.022 | 0.539 |
| Active (≥ 12 500) | 4.313 | -0.473 | 9.100 | 0.077 | 2.652 | -4.161 | 9.465 | 0.443 |
**First category taken as the reference group, β Regression coefficients, CI Confident interval, ±significant at ≤ 0.05