Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study population by waist circumference trajectories for incident hypertension
Females | Low–increasing (n = 2606) | High-Stable (n = 275) | High-increasing (n = 98) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 28.15 (6.60) | 32.78 (5.17) | 29.52 (5.93) | 0.000 |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â | 0.04 |
 Current) (%) | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |  |
 (Paste) (%) | 2.1 | 4.7 | 4.1 |  |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.21 (3.77) | 32.56 (3.4) | 32. 01 (5.25) | 0.000 |
WC (cm) | 77.93 (9.17) | 95.00 (7.13) | 95.04 (8.01) | 0.000 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 20 (0.8) | 12 (4.4) | 0 | 0.000 |
TG (mg/dL) | 95 (70–133) | 148 (109–206) | 125 (83–174) | 0.000 |
SBP (mmHg) | 106.7 (10.26) | 111.28 (9.70) | 111.08 (9.53) | 0.000 |
DBP (mmHg) | 71.91 (8.12) | 76.1 (7.18) | 75.77 (6.94) | 0.000 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 362 (13.9) | 104 (37.8) | 48 (49) | 0.000 |
Males | Low- increasing (n = 43) | Stable (n = 1987) | High-increasing (n = 21) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 22.16 (5.39) | 29.40 (6.61) | 26.95(6.32) | 0.000 |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â | 0.2 |
 (Current) (%) | 18.6 | 26.4 | 14.3 |  |
 (Paste) (%) | 4.7 | 9.8 | 4.8 |  |
BMI (kg/m2) | 20.82 (2.42) | 24.85 (4.05) | 35.4 (4.67) | 0.000 |
WC (cm) | 73.72 (6.30) | 85.11 (11.07) | 111.42 (12.56) | 0.000 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 0 | 28 (1.4) | 0 | 0.04 |
TG (mg/dL) | 89 (70–113) | 135 (91–200) | 164 (122–217) | 0.000 |
SBP (mmHg) | 105.48 (11.72) | 112.39 (10.42) | 121.76 (9.74) | 0.000 |
DBP (mmHg) | 70.46 (9.50) | 73.77 (8.13) | 77.47 (9.88) | 0.000 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 12 (27.9) | 460 (23.2) | 11 (52.4) | 0.006 |