Table 1.
Subjects grouped by their body mass index, n = 414
| Total |
Normal weight BMI＜25 kg/m2 |
Overweight BMI 25 ~ 28 kg/m2 |
Obese BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2 |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 414 | 229 | 125 | 60 | |
| Age (y) | 76.6 ± 11.5 | 78.3 ± 12.0 | 73 ± 10** | 77.5 ± 10.7 | <.001 |
| BSBP (mm Hg) | 137 ± 18.5 | 135.0 ± 18.4 | 137.0 ± 17.5 | 144.8 ± 19.0** | .001 |
| BDBP (mm Hg) | 77.3 ± 10.4 | 76.3 ± 10.6 | 77.9 ± 9.5 | 79.8 ± 11.3* | .047 |
| HR (beat/min) | 7.6 ± 11.6 | 71.7 ± 11.4 | 7.8 ± 12.9 | 73.2 ± 9.5 | .218 |
| baPWV (cm/s) | 1800 ± 391 | 1825 ± 401 | 1749 ± 353 | 1812 ± 422 | .204 |
| ABI | 1.09 ± 0.12 | 1.09 ± 0.12 | 1.10 ± 0.13 | 1.08 ± 0.13 | .430 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.7 ± 3.5 | 22.3 ± 2.2 | 26.4 ± 0.9** | 30.2 ± 2.1** | <.001 |
| Height (cm) | 164 ± 8.5 | 164 ± 8.6 | 165.4 ± 8.7 | 161.2 ± 6.9* | .007 |
Values are mean ± SD.
Abbreviations: ABI: ankle brachial index; baPWV: brachial‐ankle pulse wave velocity; BDBP: brachial diastolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; BSBP: brachial systolic blood pressure; HR: heart rate.
*
P < 0.05 with normal weight group.
**
P < 0.001 with normal weight group.