Table 5.

The correlations of anthropometric indices with SBP and DBP levels from the multiple linear regression model

Adiposity indices	SBP		DBP
	β	P	β	P
Mena
BMI	0.004	0.989	0.176	0.532
HC	− 0.002	0.975	− 0.023	0.737
WC	0.140	0.081	0.100	0.247
VAT	0.444	< 0.001	0.146	0.021
SAT	− 0.078	0.143	− 0.020	0.724
Womenb
BMI	− 0.120	0.753	0.451	0.275
HC	0.051	0.315	− 0.053	0.335
WC	0.148	0.007	0.198	0.001
VAT	0.309	< 0.001	0.099	0.034
SAT	− 0.105	0.009	− 0.019	0.663

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

^aIn men, the R² value in the model analysis of SBP and other covariates was 0.228; the R² value in the model analysis of DBP and other covariates was 0.096

^bIn women, the R² value in the model analysis of SBP and other covariates was 0.220; the R² value in the model analysis of DBP and other covariates was 0.094