Table 3. Estimation of blood pressure levels according to body mass index (BMI) by sex.
| BMI (in kg/m2) |
Females | Males | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the overall sample | Only those without antihypertensive medication | In the overall sample | Only those without antihypertensive medication | |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | ||||
| 10 | 97.0 (95.3–98.6) | 97.4 (95.8–99.0) | 100.2 (98.0–102.4) | 99.6 (97.5–101.7) |
| 15 | 104.2 (103.3–105.1) | 104.0 (103.2–104.9) | 110.2 (109.1–111.4) | 109.8 (108.8–110.9) |
| 20 | 110.4 (110.0–110.8) | 109.8 (109.4–110.2) | 118.6 (118.1–119.0) | 118.3 (117.9–118.8) |
| 25 | 115.5 (115.3–115.8) | 114.6 (114.4–114.8) | 125.2 (125.0–125.5) | 125.0 (124.8–125.2) |
| 30 | 119.7 (119.4–119.9) | 118.6 (118.3–118.8) | 130.2 (129.9–130.5) | 129.9 (129.6–130.2) |
| 35 | 122.7 (122.4–123.1) | 121.6 (121.2–121.9) | 133.6 (133.1–134.1) | 133.1 (132.6–133.6) |
| 40 | 124.8 (124.0–125.5) | 123.6 (122.9–124.4) | 135.2 (134.1–136.3) | 134.4 (133.4–135.5) |
| 45 | 125.8 (124.4–127.1) | 124.8 (123.5–126.2) | 135.2 (133.2–137.2) | 134.1 (132.1–136.0) |
| 50 | 125.8 (123.5–128.0) | 125.1 (122.9–127.3) | 133.5 (130.2–136.8) | 131.9 (128.8–135.1) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | ||||
| 10 | 56.8 (55.7–57.8) | 57.0 (55.9–58.0) | 58.1 (56.7–59.5) | 57.7 (56.3–59.0) |
| 15 | 61.5 (60.9–62.0) | 61.5 (60.9–62.0) | 64.0 (63.3–64.7) | 63.7 (63.0–64.4) |
| 20 | 65.5 (65.2–65.7) | 65.3 (65.0–65.6) | 69.1 (68.8–69.4) | 68.9 (68.6–69.2) |
| 25 | 68.8 (68.7–68.9) | 68.5 (68.4–68.7) | 73.3 (73.2–73.5) | 73.2 (73.1–73.4) |
| 30 | 71.4 (71.3–71.6) | 71.1 (71.0–71.3) | 76.8 (76.6–77.0) | 76.7 (76.5–76.9) |
| 35 | 73.4 (73.2–73.6) | 73.1 (72.9–73.3) | 79.4 (79.1–79.8) | 79.3 (78.9–79.6) |
| 40 | 74.7 (74.2–75.1) | 74.5 (74.0–74.9) | 81.2 (80.5–82.0) | 81.0 (80.2–81.8) |
| 45 | 75.3 (74.5–76.1) | 75.2 (74.4–76.1) | 82.2 (80.8–83.7) | 81.9 (80.4–83.3) |
| 50 | 75.2 (73.8–76.5) | 75.3 (73.9–76.7) | 82.4 (80.1–84.7) | 81.8 (79.5–84.1) |
Note:
Marginal estimates were built on adjusted models.