. 2017 Jan 17;12(1):e0170238. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170238

Table 3. Prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension stratified by BMI and WC.

WC (cm)	BMI<24 kg/m²				24≤ BMI<28 kg/m²				BMI≥28 kg/m²				P^*value	P^& value
WC (cm)	N	NMT	PTH	HT	N	NMT	PTH	HT	N	NMT	PTH	HT	P^*value	P^& value
Male
Overall^a	4022	36.8	38.2	25.0	1589	20.1	41.7	38.2	516	12.8	41.8	45.4	<0.001	<0.001
<85	3578	38.4	38.2	23.4	497	22.9	46.7	30.4	55	20.0	52.7	27.3	<0.001	<0.001
85~	418	23.4	37.6	39.0	913	19.4	40.7	39.9	152	13.8	42.8	43.4	0.042	0.064
95~	26	30.8	34.6	34.6	179	15.6	33.0	51.4	309	11.0	39.5	48.5	0.033	0.023
P value			0.002	<0.001			0.974	<0.001			0.723	0.018
Female
Overall^a	5894	51.5	25.8	22.7	2273	31.3	31.9	36.8	670	21.6	30.6	47.8	<0.001	<0.001
<80	4731	55.8	25.0	19.2	535	38.3	31.4	30.3	63	36.5	38.1	25.4	<0.001	<0.001
80~	1063	34.4	29.9	35.7	1300	31.3	33.5	35.2	178	29.2	33.2	37.6	0.094	0.474
90~	100	25.0	23.0	52.0	438	22.6	27.4	50.0	429	16.3	28.4	55.3	0.070	0.040
P value			<0.001	<0.001			0.038	<0.001			0.111	<0.001

Note: Values are percentages.

HT, Hypertension; NMT, normotension; PHT, prehypertension.

^a Age-standardized prevalence rate.

* Comparison between prehypertension and normotension in different BMI categories;

^&comparison between hypertension and normotension in different BMI categories.