Table 2.

Impact of various components of body composition on BP in men.

Models	SBP				DBP
	β	SE	P	R2	β	SE	P	R2
Model 1				0.074				0.116
Trunk fat mass	0.33	0.05	<0.001		0.70	0.06	<0.001
Leg fat mass	−0.22	0.08	<0.001		−0.28	0.08	<0.001
Arm fat mass					−0.25	0.34	<0.001
Total muscle mass	0.13	0.02	<0.001		0.06	0.02	<0.001
Model 2				0.142				0.200
Trunk fat mass	0.33	0.08	<0.001		0.52	0.07	<0.001
Leg fat mass	−0.12	0.11	<0.001		−0.15	0.09	<0.001
Arm fat mass	−0.07	0.39	0.064		−0.23	0.33	<0.001
Total muscle mass	0.10	0.02	<0.001		0.06	0.02	<0.001
Model 3				0.148				0.200
Trunk fat mass	0.25	0.09	<0.001		0.50	0.07	<0.001
Leg fat mass	−0.12	0.11	<0.001		−0.15	0.09	<0.001
Arm fat mass	−0.12	0.41	0.002		−0.24	0.34	<0.001
Total muscle mass	0.04	0.03	<0.001		0.05	0.02	0.006

Multiple stepwise regression analyses were performed. Model 1 included trunk fat mass, leg fat mass, arm fat mass and total muscle mass. Model 2 further adjusted for potential covariates including age, race/ethnicity, education level, physical activity, diabetes mellitus, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol, anti-diabetes medication and lipid-lowering medication. Model 3 further adjusted for body mass index on the basis of Model 2.

SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SE, standard error. β indicates standardized regression coefficient.