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. 2012 May 4;13:24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-13-24

Table 1.

Characteristics of the population

  Whole Group N = 524 Males N = 263 Females N = 261 pValue
Age, years ± SD
18.7 ± 1.4
18.7 ± 1.4
18.6 ± 1.4
ns
Weight, Kg ± SD
55.4 ± 8.2
57.8 ± 7.7
52.9 ± 7.9
ns
Height, cm ± SD
167.1 ± 8.9
172.8 ± 7.3
161.4 ± 6.4
0.047
BMI, Kg/m2 ± SD
19.8 ± 0.4
19.3 ± 2.1
20.2 ± 2.7
0.012
BMI 25–29 Kg/m2, n (%)
15 (2.9)
3 (1.1)
12 (4.6)
<0.0001
BMI ≥ 30 Kg/m2, n (%)
5 (0.9)
0 (0)
5 (1.9)
<0.0001
Waist circumference, cm ± SD
78.5 ± 11,3
73.9 ± 9.8
83.3 ± 10.5
<0.0001
SBP, mmHg ± SD
107.3 ± 11.3
108.1 ± 11.7
106.5 ± 10.8
ns
DBP, mmHg ± SD
70.9 ± 8.1
71.7 ± 8.2
70.1 ± 7.9
0.013
HTN, % 16 (3.1) 10 (3.8) 6 (2.3) 0.45

Values expressed as numbers and proportions (%) in parentheses ± SD, as appropriate.

Abbreviations: HTN = hypertension, SD = standard deviation, SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure. BMI = body mass index; ns = no significant.