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. 2014 Feb 13;2014:879037. doi: 10.1155/2014/879037

Table 2.

Nutritional status, glucose levels, and blood pressure status by sex. Montes Claros, Brazil, 2013.

Variables Sex Total
Male Female P value*
n % n % n %
Nutritional status 0.099
 Underweight 08 4.97 13 4.23 21 4.49
 Normal weight 73 45.34 123 40.07 196 41.88
 Overweight 54 33.54 90 29.32 144 30.77
 Obese 26 16.15 81 26.38 107 22.86
Abdominal obesity <0.001
 No 135 83.85 178 57.79 313 66.74
 Yes 26 16.15 130 42.21 156 33.26
Hypertension 0.632
 Yes 96 59.63 176 57.33 272 58.12
 No 65 40.37 131 42.67 196 41.88
Glucose level 0.574
 Normal (<140 mg/dL) 137 85.09 267 86.97 404 86.32
 High (≥140 mg/dL) 24 14.91 40 13.03 64 13.68

*P < 0.05 for differences between male and female (chi-square test).