Table 1.

Subject characteristics.

Parameter	Urban (N = 30)	Rural (N = 30)
Age (years)	54.79 ± 1.16	54 ± 1.15
Height (m)	1.574 ± 0.013	1.505 ± 0.009
Weight (kg)	63.133 ± 2.441	48.870 ± 1.538*
Body mass index (kg/m2)	25.4 ± 0.89	23 ± 0.79
Waist circumferences (cm)	76 ± 2.0	83 ± 2*
Waist Hip ratio	0.83 ± 0.01	0.85 ± 0.01
Basal SBP (mm of Hg)	138.83 ± 3.58	135.27 ± 3.65
Basal DBP (mm of Hg)	85.30 ± 1.55	82.80 ± 1.88
Resting HR (min−1)	73.300 ± 1.629	70.959 ± 1.888

Data expressed as mean ± SE.

*Significantly different across the two groups

SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HR: heart rate.