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Table 3 Association between body features of “quilombola” adolescents, according to systemic arterial hypertension, Tocantins

From: Factors associated with blood pressure disorders in Afro-descendant children and adolescents

Features

Blood Pressure Classification

P*

Poisson Regression

Normotension (N = 54; 80.6%)

High blood pressure / Hypertension (N = 13; 19.4%)

RP (CI 95%)

p**

Gender

n (%)

   

 Female

27 (81.8)

6 (18.2)

0.803

Ref.

Ref.

 Male

27 (79.4)

7 (20.6)

1.13 (0.38; 3.37)

0.823

Nutritional status

130 (12.0; 14.0)

12.0 (10.0; 14.6)

0.382

−1.0 (−3.7; 1.8)

0.471

 Eutrophy

32 (86.5)

5 (13.5)

0.476

Ref.

Ref.

 Overweight / Obesity

4 (66.7)

2 (33.3)

2.46 (0.48; 12.7)

0.281

 Thinness

5 (83.3)

1 (16.7)

1.23 (0.14; 10.6)

0.848

 

Mean (CI 95%)

P***

Mean Difference (CI 95%)

P****

Age

13.0 (12.0; 14.0)

12.0 (10.0; 14.6)

0.382

−1.0 (−3.8; 1.8)

0.471

Blood Pressure (mmHg)

 Systolic

90.0 (90.0; 100.0)

110.0 (97.1; 120.0)

0.009

20.0 (−5.2; 45.2)

0.118

 Diastolic

60.0 (60.0; 60.0)

80.0 (70.0; 80.0)

< 0.001

20.0 (−2.2; 42.2)

0.077

Body composition

 Height (in)

155.4 (151.9; 158.0)

149.2 (135.6; 160.9)

0.173

−6.2 (−14.0; 2.5)

0.160

 Weight (kg)

45.0 (40.6; 47.8)

39.1 (29.6; 55.2)

0.262

−6.4 (−16.4; 3.6)

0.206

 Fat percentage (%)

17.6 (15.6; 21.5)

18.0 (10.4; 22.8)

0.892

0.1 (−7.4; 7.6)

0.979

Nutrient intake

 Sodium (g)

2444.1 (1337.6; 3090.8)

1987.5 (862.9; 3821.5)

0.819

− 456.5 (− 2178.6; 1265.6)

0.597

 Calcium (mg)

220.2 (150.9; 296.8)

309.9 (192.0; 433.9)

0.181

89.7 (−75.3; 254.7)

0.281

Biochemical Data

Glycaemia

88.0 (81.0; 93.0)

85.0 (62.4; 94.8)

0.333

−3.0 (−16.8; 10.8)

0.663

 

Mean (CI 95%)

p*+

Mean Difference

p*+

 Non-HDL-c Cholesterol

60.7 (47.5; 75.8)

102.0 (55.9; 148.1)

0.013

−40.3 (−71.3; −9.4)

0.013

  1. Ref Category of reference, CI 95% Confidence interval at 95%; *Chi-square; ** Mann-Whitney Test; *** Mann-Whitney; ****Interquartile Regression; p* + = Student t test