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. 2020 May 29;20:257. doi: 10.1186/s12872-020-01534-w

Table 6.

Comparison of anthropometric indices among patients with diabetes, blood pressure and coexistence of DM and HTN

Variables Total DM; n (%) P HTN; n (%) P DM and HTN; n (%) P
Yes = 391 No = 617 Yes = 635 No = 373 Yes = 290 No = 718
WC < 102 or < 88 367 121(33) 246(67) 0.004 195(53.1) 172(46.9) < 0.001 84(22.9) 283(77.1) 0.002
> = 102 or > =88 641 270(42.1) 371(57.9) 440(68.6) 201(31.4) 206(32.1) 435(67.9)
W/HR <=0.9 or < =0.85 28 8(28.6) 20(71.4) 0.260 11(39.3) 17(60.7) 0.008 3(10.7) 25(89.3) 0.032
> 0.9 or > 0.85 980 383(39.1) 597(60.9) 624(63.7) 356(36.3) 287(29.3) 693(70.7)
W/HtR < 0.5 60 24(40) 36(60) 0.843 33(55) 27(45) 0.186 17(28.3) 43(71.7) 0.939
> = 0.5 948 367(38.7) 581(61.3) 602(63.5) 346(36.5) 273(28.8) 675(71.2)
BMI < 25 226 76(33.6) 150(66.4) 0.194 132(58.4) 94(41.6) 0.038 54(23.9) 172(76.1) 0.183
25–29 465 188(40.4) 277(59.6) 286(61.5) 179(38.5) 141(30.3) 324(69.7)
> = 30 317 127(40.1) 190(59.9) 217(68.5) 100(31.5) 95(30) 222(70)

HTN Hypertension, DM Diabetes mellitus, WC Waist circumference, W/HR Waist to hip ratio, W/HtR Waist to height ratio, BMI Body mass index