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. 2013 May 1;42(5):489–496.

Table 3:

Pearson correlation of systolic and diastolic blood pressure with age, stature, body mass, body mass index and body fat

Variables SBP (mmHg) DBP (mm Hg)
R P-value R P-value
Age (years) 0.515 0.001 0.485 0.001
Height (cm) 0.500 0.001 0.477 0.001
Body mass (kg) 0.622 0.001 0.635 0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 0.482 0.001 0.521 0.001

BMI = Body mass index; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure