Table 4.
Univariate association of anthropometric parameters and physical activity with hypertension (mm Hg) between women and men
| Variables | Women (n = 396) | Men (n = 136) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds Ratio | 95% CI | p-value± | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | p-value± | |||
| Age (years) | 1.047 | 1.034 | 1.060 | 0.000 | 1.035 | 1.014 | 1.056 | 0.001 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 1.048 | 1.013 | 1.084 | 0.006 | 1.092 | 1.010 | 1.181 | 0.026 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 1.038 | 1.022 | 1.054 | 0.000 | 1.045 | 1.012 | 1.079 | 0.007 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 1.020 | 1.005 | 1.035 | 0.009 | 1.018 | 0.984 | 1.054 | 0.296 |
| Waist-Hip-Ratio | 971.916 | 55.559 | 17002.150 | 0.000 | 2488.920 | 14.248 | 434771.3 | 0.003 |
| Average steps/day | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.882 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.650 |
| Age Quartile categories(years) | ||||||||
| BMI categories(kg/m2) | ||||||||
| Underweight (< 18.5) | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | |
| Normal weight (18.5-24.9) | 0.480 | 0.170 | 1.356 | 0.166 | 0.500 | 0.180 | 1.387 | 0.183 |
| Overweight (25.0-29.9) | 0.456 | 0.158 | 1.310 | 0.145 | 0.824 | 0.242 | 2.797 | 0.756 |
| Obese (≥ 30) | 0.887 | 0.312 | 2.523 | 0.822 | 3.200 | 0.787 | 13.017 | 0.104 |
| Physical activity (average steps/day) | ||||||||
| Sedentary (< 4999) | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | |
| Low active (5 000-7 499) | 2.333 | 0.922 | 5.904 | 0.074 | 1.333 | 0.165 | 10.743 | 0.787 |
| Moderate active (7 500-9 999) | 0.891 | 0.384 | 2.069 | 0.788 | 1.667 | 0.365 | 7.607 | 0.510 |
| Active (10 000-12 499) | 1.517 | 0.690 | 3.333 | 0.300 | 0.933 | 0.200 | 4.347 | 0.930 |
| Active (≥ 12 500) | 1.502 | 0.706 | 3.196 | 0.291 | 1.417 | 0.346 | 5.800 | 0.628 |
**First category taken as the reference group, CI Confident interval