A Differential Study into Body Fat in Healthy and Hypertensive Populations Using Multiple Indexes

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Table 1 The Means of the Indexes and the 95% Confidence Intervals of the Different Gender Groups

Indicator (95% Confidence Interval)		Male Healthy Group	Male Hypertension Group	P value	Female Healthy Group	Female Hypertension Group	P value
Waist circumference		74.64 (73.95~75.33)	81.65 (80.56~82.75)	0.01	84.27 (81.85~86.69)	86.09 (83.36~88.82)	0.21
Waist-to-hip ratio		0.82 (0.81~0.83)	0.86 (0.85~0.87)	0.10	0.85 (0.85~0.86)	0.91 (0.89~0.92)	0.02
BMI		20.42 (20.01~20.83)	23.14 (22.48~23.79)	0.40	20.75 (20.05~21.45)	24.60 (23.50~25.70)	0.03
Proportion of body fat		15.46 (14.57~16.35)	19.79 (18.58~22.99)	0.60	26.70 (25.39~28.01)	32.00 (30.29~33.70)	0.23
Visceral fat area		37.02 (34.01~40.04)	56.73 (52.34~61.12)	0.03	62.62 (57.99~67.25)	88.30 (80.77~95.83)	0.01
Marriage	Unmarried	25 248	8 246		43 265	1 59
	Married
Light labor work		164	166		277	51
Medium labor work		109	88		31	9
Education	Secondary school and lower	54	50		74	13
	University and higher	219	204		234	47

Table 2 The Means of the Indexes and the 95% Confidence Intervals of the Different Healthy Groups

Indicator (95% Confidence Interval)	Male Healthy Group	Female Healthy Group	P value	Male Hypertension Group	Female Hypertension Group	P value
Waist circumference	74.64 (73.95~75.33)	84.27 (81.85~86.69)	0.61	81.65 (80.56~82.75)	86.09 (83.36~88.82)	1.00
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.82 (0.81~0.83)	0.85 (0.85~0.86)	0.04	0.86 (0.85~0.87)	0.91 (0.89~0.92)	0.98
BMI	20.42 (20.01~20.83)	20.75 (20.05~21.45	0.86	23.14 (22.48~23.79)	24.60 (23.50~25.70)	0.13
Proportion of body fat	15.46 (14.57~16.35)	26.70 (25.39~28.01)	0.12	19.79 (18.58~22.99)	32.00 (30.29~33.70)	0.10
Visceral fat area	37.02 (34.01~40.04)	62.62 (57.99~67.25)	0.01	56.73 (52.34~61.12)	88.30 (80.77~95.83)	0.85