Table 5.
Prevalence of hypertension in accordance with BMI
| Characteristics |
Normal weight
(mean±SD) |
Overweight
(mean±SD) |
Obese
(mean±SD) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal BP | 655 (90.8) | 128 (84.2) | 167 (73.6) | 0.001 |
| Elevated BP | 66 (9.2) | 24 (15.8) | 60 (26.4) |
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