Table 2. Relationship Between Body Mass Index And Blood Pressure.
Systolic blood pressure, n (%) | Diastolic blood pressure, n (%) | |||
BMI percentile | Normal | High | Normal | High |
Males | ||||
≤ 90th | 225 (99.1) | 2 (0.9) | 220 (96.9) | 7 (3.1) |
> 90th | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3)* | 6 (100) | 0 (0.0) |
Females | ||||
≤ 90th | 168 (96) | 7 (4.0) | 169 (96.6) | 6 (3.4) |
> 90th | 15 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 183 (96.3) | 7 (3.7) |
Total | ||||
≤ 90th | 393 (97.8) | 9 (2.2) | 389 (96.8) | 13 (3.2) |
> 90th | 19 (90.5) | 2 (9.5)* | 20 (95.2) | 1 (4.8) |
*p < 0.05