| 
      Values are means ± SD for control healthy, obese normotensive and hypertensive
      patients groups (I and II). Values are statistically significant at aP<0.01, Values are
      statistically significant at bP<0.05. Values (*) is significantly different from control
      group; (#) significantly different from normotensive obese patients using one way
    ANOVA (SPSS program).
        |  | Control-patients (N=15) | Obese –normotensive patients (N=20) | Obese hypertensive patients (N=20) |  
        | Age( years) | 14.5 ± 1.45 | 14.6 ± 1.3 | 14.8 ± 1.4 |  
        | Diastolic BP(mmHg) | 80 | 81.25 ± 2.75 | 86 ± 3.2*b |  
        | Systolic BP(mmHg) | 120 | 120.75 ± 5 | 143.3 ± 8.7 #a |  
        | BMI | 21.2 ± 1.2 | 32.5 ± 0.7 #a | 33.3 ± 0.74 #a |  |