Baseline characteristics of the study subjects
| Controls | Cases | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | p Value |
| Age | 51.9±9.8 | 52.7±9.7 | 52.3±9.7 | 51.8±9.0 | 52.55±9.6 | 52.3±9.2 | 0.914 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.2±1.2 | 23.5±2.7 | 23.9±2.1 | 25.9±3.0 | 25.87±3.7 | 25.9±3.3 | <0.001 |
| WHR | 0.91±0.04 | 0.90±0.05 | 0.91±0.05 | 0.92±0.07 | 0.92±0.06 | 0.92±0.07 | 0.348 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 129.2±6.7 | 125.9±9.3 | 127.6±8.2 | 135.0±8.5 | 136.1±6.4 | 135.5±7.6 | <0.001 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 83.6±4.8 | 82.7±6.07 | 83.2±5.4 | 86.0±6.6 | 88.79±4.8 | 87.3±6.0 | <0.001 |
p<0.05 is significant.
BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; WHR, waist-hip ratio.