Table 2. Association of age, gender, and different parameters of obesity with hypertension in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).
WC: waist circumference; WHR: waist to hip ratio; BMI: body mass index; cm: centimeters.
| Blood Pressure | |||||
| Variable | Normotensive N(%) | Hypertensive N(%) | Odds ratio | P value | |
| Age (years) | 18-20 | 21 (58.3%) | 15 (41.7%) | 1 | <0.001 |
| 21-30 | 93 (36.8%) | 160 (63.2%) | 2.4 | ||
| 31-40 | 268 (25.9%) | 765 (74.1%) | 4 | ||
| 41-50 | 426 (24.0%) | 1346 (76.0%) | 4.4 | ||
| 51-60 | 256 (23.7%) | 822 (76.3%) | 4.5 | ||
| >60 | 99 (25.8%) | 285 (74.2%) | 4 | ||
| Gender | Female | 637 (25.0%) | 1912 (75.0%) | 1 | 0.35 |
| Male | 526 (26.2%) | 1481 (73.8%) | 0.9 | ||
| WC (cm) | Normal | 383 (43.6%) | 496 (56.4%) | 1 | <0.001 |
| High | 780 (21.2%) | 2897 (78.8%) | 2.9 | ||
| WHR | Normal | 86 (35.4%) | 157 (64.6%) | 1 | <0.001 |
| High | 1077 (25.0%) | 3236 (75.0%) | 1.6 | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | <18.5 | 113 (44.1%) | 143 (55.9%) | 1 | <0.001 |
| 18.5-22.99 | 339 (35.6%) | 614 (64.4%) | 1.4 | ||
| 23-26.99 | 392 (26.9%) | 1064 (73.1%) | 2.1 | ||
| ≥27 | 319 (16.9%) | 1572 (83.1%) | 3.9 | ||