WAIST / HIP RATIO
Waist /
Hip Ratio by Age Group
Age Groups
(years) |
Normotensive
N = 962 |
Hypertensive
N = 771 |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
25 - 34 |
Mean
SD |
0.86
0.06 |
0.84
0.07 |
0.85
0.07 |
0.91
0.07 |
0.85
0.06 |
0.89
0.07 |
35 - 44 |
Mean
SD |
0.91
0.08 |
0.85
0.09 |
0.87
0.09 |
0.93
0.06 |
0.86
0.07 |
0.89
0.07 |
45 - 54 |
Mean
SD |
0.92
0.09 |
0.87
0.06 |
0.89
0.08 |
0.95
0.09 |
0.88
0.07 |
0.91
0.09 |
55 - 64 |
Mean
SD |
0.93
0.07 |
0.88
0.09 |
0.90
0.08 |
0.94
0.07 |
0.89
0.06 |
0.91
0.07 |
65 - 74 |
Mean
SD |
0.93
0.06 |
0.88
0.06 |
0.91
0.07 |
0.94
0.07 |
0.89
0.09 |
0.92
0.08 |
³ 75 |
Mean
SD |
0.93
0.08 |
0.88
0.07 |
0.92
0.08 |
0.95
0.08 |
0.89
0.06 |
0.92
0.08 |
Total |
Mean
SD |
0.91
0.08 |
0.86
0.08 |
0.88
0.08 |
0.94
0.07 |
0.88
0.08 |
0.91
0.08 |
Waist
/ Hip Ratio by Socioeconomic Status
Socioeconomic
Status |
Normotensive
N = 962 |
Hypertensive
N = 771 |
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Low
|
Mean
SD |
0.90
0.07 |
0.86
0.07 |
0.87
0.08 |
0.93
0.07 |
0.88
0.07 |
0.90
0.08 |
Mid |
Mean
SD |
0.91
0.09 |
0.86
0.08 |
0.88
0.09 |
0.94
0.08 |
0.88
0.08 |
0.92
0.08 |
High |
Mean
SD |
0.93
0.06 |
0.84
0.09 |
0.88
0.09 |
0.94
0.05 |
0.87
0.07 |
0.91
0.07 |
Total |
Mean
SD |
0.91
0.08 |
0.86
0.08 |
0.88
0.08 |
0.94
0.07 |
0.88
0.08 |
0.91
0.08 |
Waist
/ Hip Ratio by Education Level
Education
Level |
Normotensive
N = 962 |
Hypertensive
N = 771 |
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Illiterate
|
Mean
SD |
0.90
0.07 |
0.86
0.07 |
0.87
0.08 |
0.93
0.09 |
0.89
0.07 |
0.90
0.08 |
Low
|
Mean
SD |
0.91
0.09 |
0.86
0.09 |
0.89
0.09 |
0.94
0.07 |
0.88
0.07 |
0.92
0.07 |
Mid |
Mean
SD |
0.91
0.07 |
0.84
0.09 |
0.88
0.09 |
0.96
0.07 |
0.85
0.07 |
0.92
0.08 |
High |
Mean
SD |
0.90
0.08 |
0.84
0.07 |
0.88
0.08 |
0.93
0.06 |
0.84
0.06 |
0.91
0.07 |
Total |
Mean
SD |
0.91
0.08 |
0.86
0.08 |
0.88
0.08 |
0.94
0.07 |
0.88
0.08 |
0.91
0.08 |
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