Table 4.

Pearson correlation coefficients between anthropometric indices and blood pressure level after adjustment for age

	Men				Women
	SBP	P	DBP	P	SBP	P	DBP	P
BMI	0.154	< 0.001	0.095	0.039	0.222	< 0.001	0.186	< 0.001
WC	0.348	< 0.001	0.179	< 0.001	0.321	< 0.001	0.272	< 0.001
HC	0.238	< 0.001	0.112	0.021	0.272	< 0.001	0.202	< 0.001
VAT	0.469	< 0.001	0.212	< 0.001	0.388	< 0.001	0.239	< 0.001
SAT	0.198	< 0.001	0.104	0.024	0.151	< 0.001	0.164	< 0.001

BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, VAT visceral adipose tissue, SAT subcutaneous adipose tissue, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure