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Table 2 The correlation between blood pressure and body composition parameters

From: Effects of weight loss intervention on body composition and blood pressure among overweight and obese women: findings from the MyBFF@home study

 

Systolic Blood Pressure (SP) n = 273

Diastolic Blood Pressure (DP) n = 273

Variables

r

p-value

r

p-value

BMI (kg/m2)

0.06

0.313

0.19

0.001*

WC (cm)

0.09

0.131

0.23

0.000**

Body fat mass (kg)

0.06

0.298

0.22

0.000**

Body fat percentage (kg)

0.06

0.367

0.18

0.003*

Visceral fat area (cm2)

0.07

0.239

0.22

0.000**

Skeletal muscle mass (kg)

0.04

0.497

0.14

0.021*

  1. P-value: * p < 0.01, **p < 0.001