Age (years)
Mean systolic blood pressure ± SD (mmHg)
Underweight (BMI<18.5)
Normal weight (BMI 18.5-24.9)
Overweight (BMI 25.0-29.9)
Obese (BMI>30.0)
11-20yrs
105.7±8.3
110.4±8.4
108.8±9.8
109.0±8.5
21-30yrs
114.1±13.2
116.9±10.7
119.3±13.5
121.4±13.8
31-40yrs
117.5±8.8
118.8±19.9
122.1±18.4
126.0±25.2
41-50yrs
120.7±14.2
129.5±14.3
134.5±20.5
Table 3A:
Mean sbp for the categories of bmi according to their age groups. Table 3A compares the mean SBP in the various categories. The mean SBP is highest in the overweight and obese age groups.
