Table 1.
Adolescent demographics, anthropometrics, blood pressure, and LV mass by BMI and blood pressure groups - categorical variables: frequencies (percents); continuous variables: mean (SD) or geometric mean [1st quartile, 3rd quartile].
| N-NBP (N = 111) |
N-HBP (N = 35) |
O-NBP (N = 103) |
O-HBP (N = 52) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs) | 16.2 (1.7) | 16.7 (1.4) | 15.8 (1.7) | 16.5 (1.6) |
| Sex (Female) | 51 (46%) | 10 (29%) | 63 (61%) | 19 (37%) |
| BMI (kg/m2) ‡ | 22.4 [20.0, 25.0] | 23.8 [22.5, 25.7] | 34.2 [30.2, 36.7] | 37.1 [32.4, 42.2] |
| BMI Z-score | 0.46 (0.82) | 0.76 (0.67) | 2.15 (0.33) | 2.36 (0.38) |
|
Waist Circumference
(cm)‡ |
73.2 [67.5, 79.5] | 76.1 [74.0, 81.0] | 98.7 [90.0, 107] | 101.1 [91.0, 118] |
| SBP (mmHg)‡ | 107.3 [103, 114] | 125.4 [121, 128] | 109.4 [105, 116] | 128.1 [124, 130] |
| SBP Z-score | −0.55 (0.71) | 0.87 (0.63) | −0.28 (0.68) | 1.14 (0.71) |
| SBP Percentile‡ | 24.2 [14.6, 50.9] | 75.3 [67.6, 87.8] | 33.2 [21.3, 57.7] | 81.1 [76.7, 92.4] |
| DBP (mmHg)‡ | 61 . 2 [56.3, 66.3] | 67.5 [60.0, 74.7] | 60.8 [57.3, 65.7] | 65.5 [61.4, 72.9] |
| DBP Z-score | −0.40 (0.60) | 0.05 (0.73) | −0.42 (0.57) | −0.13 (0.77) |
| DBP Percentile‡ | 3 0.5 [20.2, 52.3] | 44.3 [27.0, 74.4] | 30.0 [20.9, 48.6] | 37.3 [26.9, 62.8] |
| Urinary Na/K Ratio‡ | 4.20 [2.93, 6.25] | 4.12 [2.70, 6.21] | 4.52 [3.10, 7.30] | 3.93 [2.44, 6.73] |
‡
Data natural log transformed: geometric means with [first quartile, third quartile] presented Pctl: Percentile; N-NBP: non-obese normal BP; N-HBP: non-obese high BP; O-NBP: obese normal BP; O-HBP: obese normal BP; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure.