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Table 2 Anthropometric and biochemical measurements

From: Profile of people with hypertension in Nairobi’s slums: a descriptive study

 

All (N = 440)

Women (N = 256)

Men (N = 184)

 

N

%

95 % CI

N

%

95 % CI

N

%

95 % CI

BMI P < 0.01

         

Underweight (<18.5)

26

6.0

4.1–8.7

13

5.2

3.0–8.8

12

7.2

4.2–12.0

Normal weight (18.5–24.9)

184

42.8

38.2–47.5

79

31.7

26.2–37.8

105

58

50.7–65.0

Overweight (25–29.9)

130

30.2

26.1–34.8

88

35.3

29.6–41.5

42

23.2

17.6–29.9

Obese (≥30)

90

20.9

17.3–25.1

69

27.7

22.5–33.6

21

11.6

7.7–17.2

Waist circumference P < 0.01

         

Normal

293

67.8

63.3–72.1

200

79.7

74.2–84.2

93

51.4

44.1–58.6

Abdominal obesity

139

32.2

27.9–36.7

51

20.3

15.8–25.8

88

48.6

41.4–55.9

Diabetes mellitus

41

10.0

7.5–13.4

26

11.0

7.6–15.6

15

8.8

5.3–14.1

Blood pressure

      

Mean SBP

149.2

147.1–151.3

147.3

144.4–150.1

151.9

148.7–155.1

Mean DBP

95.2

94.0–96.4

95.5

94.0–97.0

94.8

92.9–96.7

Mean arterial pressure

145.0

143.2–146.7

144.6

142.4–146.9

145.4

142.7–148.2

Stage two hypertension

177

40.2

35.7–44.9

100

39.1

33.3–45.2

77

41.8

34.9–49.1

  1. Missing data: BMI 10, waist circumference 8, diabetes mellitus 32. P values for difference between genders derived using chi-squared test and t-test in the case of blood pressure