Table 3.

Comparison of contextual variables in morbidly obese individuals with (G1) and without (G2) arterial hypertension

Variable	G1 (n = 54)	G2 (n = 57)	P
Weight (kg)	124.25 (112.50–136.70)	126.00 (117.75–145.12)	0.211†
Height (m)	1.63 ± 0.05	1.65 ± 0.08	0.126*
BMI (kg/m2)	46.58 (42.84–50.32)	47.17 (42.81–52.53)	0.551†
Circumf. waist (cm)	120.20 ± 12.54	120.64 ± 13.25	0.859*
Circumf. hip (cm)	138 (131–146)	143 (136.00–151.25)	0.029†
WHR	0.85 (0.79–0.92)	0.83 (0.77–0.86)	0.067†
RDCV	4 (3–4)	3 (2–4)
Low	1 (1.8)	4 (7.1)	0.018†
Moderate	11 (20.4)	18 (31.6)
High	14 (25.9)	17 (29.8)
Very high	28 (51.9)	18 (31.5)	0.002†
Education level Gender	3 (2–3)	3 (3–5)
Male	8 (14.8)	11 (19.3)	0.532‡
Female	46 (85.2)	46 (80.7)

Bold values mean that a statistical difference was found between the groups. Values are given as mean ± SD, median (1st-3rd quartiles) and n (%). BMI, body mass index; circumf., circumference; P, significance level; RDCV, risk of developing cardiovascular diseases; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio

^⁎t-test.

^†Mann-Whitney U-test.

^‡Chi-square test.