Table 3.

Impact of different components of body composition on BP in women.

Models	SBP				DBP
	β	SE	P	R2	β	SE	P	R2
Model 1				0.080				0.048
Trunk fat mass	0.38	0.04	<0.001		0.40	0.05	<0.001
Leg fat mass	−0.14	0.06	<0.001		−0.07	0.05	0.002
Arm fat mass					−0.12	0.21	<0.001
Total muscle mass					−0.05	0.02	0.008
Model 2				0.228				0.156
Trunk fat mass	0.25	0.05	<0.001		0.34	0.05	<0.001
Leg fat mass	−0.12	0.06	<0.001		−0.06	0.05	0.003
Arm fat mass					−0.12	0.19	<0.001
Total muscle mass	0.08	0.03	<0.001
Model 3				0.233				0.159
Trunk fat mass	0.11	0.07	<0.001		0.37	0.06	<0.001
Leg fat mass	−0.17	0.07	<0.001		−0.05	0.05	0.028
Arm fat mass					−0.11	0.20	<0.001
Total muscle mass	0.04	0.04	0.053

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.