Table 2.
Bivariate regression models examining the association between body composition parameters and systolic/diastolic blood pressure in urban male and female black South African adults
| Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B (95% CI) | p value | B (95% CI) | p value | |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | ||||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 0.91 (0.69;1.14) | ≤0.001 | 0.29 (0.10;0.49) | 0.003 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 0.38 (0.30;0.46) | ≤0.001 | 0.22 (0.13;0.31) | ≤0.001 |
| hole body fat mass (FM) (kg) | 0.61 (0.40;0.70) | ≤0.001 | 0.20 (0.03;0.40) | 0.02 |
| Whole body fat free soft tissue mass (FFSTM) (kg) | 0.44 (0.27;0.62) | ≤0.001 | 0.28 (0.04;0.53) | 0.02 |
| FM/FFSTM | 42.93 (30.26;55.60) | ≤0.001 | 10.61 (−0.10; 21.32) | 0.05 |
| Body fat % | 0.85 (0.61;1.10) | ≤0.001 | 0.35 (0.05;0.65) | 0.02 |
| Subcutaneous adipose tissue (cm2) | 0.04 (0.03;0.05) | ≤0.001 | 0.02 (0.001;0.03) | 0.001 |
| Visceral adipose tissue (cm2) | 0.15 (0.11;0.18) | ≤0.001 | 0.07 (0.03;0.11) | 0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | ||||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 0.60 (0.46;0.74) | ≤0.001 | 0.28 (0.20;0.36) | ≤0.001 |
| Waist Circumference (cm) | 0.25 (0.20;0.30) | ≤0.001 | 0.17 (0.13;0.21) | ≤0.001 |
| Whole body fat mass (FM) (kg) | 0.39 (0.27;0.50) | ≤0.001 | 0.18 (0.10;0.26) | ≤0.001 |
| Whole body fat free soft tissue mass (FFSTM) (kg) | 0.29 (0.18;0.40) | ≤0.001 | 0.21 (0.10;0.32) | ≤0.001 |
| FM/FFSTM | 26.72 (18.80;34.63) | ≤0.001 | 9.62 (4.72;14.52) | ≤0.001 |
| Body fat % | 0.53 (0.38;0.68) | ≤0.001 | 0.28 (0.14;0.42) | ≤0.001 |
| Subcutaneous adipose tissue (cm2) | 0.03 (0.02;0.03) | ≤0.001 | 0.01 (0.007;0.02) | ≤0.001 |
| Visceral adipose tissue (cm2) | 0.09 (0.07;0.11) | ≤0.001 | 0.05 (0.03;0.07) | ≤0.001 |