The impact of sex on blood pressure and anthropometry trajectories from early adulthood in a Nigerian population: insights into women’s cardiovascular disease risk across the lifespan

Table 2 Comparison of blood pressures and anthropometric indices by mid-decade age category and sex

Age category (years)	Gender (n)	Systolic BP (mmHg)		Diastolic BP (mmHg)		Pulse pressure (mmHg)		Body mass index (kg/m²)		Waist circumference (cm)
			p		p		P		p		p
15–24	F (477)	115.9 ± 12.3	0.000	72.8 ± 9.6	0.46	43.1 ± 10.7	0.000	22.4 ± 5.2	0.81*	80.7 ± 12.2	0.07*
15–24	M (416)	123.0 ± 12.3	0.000	73.3 ± 10.4		49.7 ± 10.2	0.000	22.3 ± 4.1	0.81*	79.3 ± 9.7	0.07*
25–34	F (722)	118.4 ± 15.2	0.000*	77.1 ± 11.7	0.91*	41.2 ± 10.2	0.000*	24.1 ± 5.2	0.004*	87.2 ± 13.3	0.000*
25–34	M (630)	125.1 ± 13.2	0.000*	77.2 ± 10.4		47.9 ± 11.2	0.000*	23.4 ± 4.4		82.0 ± 9.8	0.000*
35–44	F (796)	124.8 ± 18.0	0.000	82.1 ± 13.1	0.25	42.6 ± 12.1	0.000*	26.1 ± 5.5	0.000*	92.1 ± 14.9	0.000*
35–44	M (772)	129.4 ± 17.3	0.000	82.9 ± 13.2		46.5 ± 12.2	0.000*	25.1 ± 4.9		85.6 ± 12.1	0.000*
45–54	F (368)	133.2 ± 20.8	0.88	86.1 ± 13.1	0.58	47.1 ± 13.6	0.74	27.1 ± 6.1	0.002*	95.2 ± 14.6	0.000*
45–54	M (387)	133.0 ± 20.0	0.88	85.5 ± 13.8		47.4 ± 12.9	0.74	25.8 ± 5.8		88.2 ± 11.5	0.000*
55–64	F (190)	141.7 ± 24.5	0.23*	88.6 ± 14.8	0.98	53.0 ± 16.5	0.08	26.6 ± 6.3	0.001*	97.3 ± 15.4	0.000*
55–64	M (171)	138.7 ± 22.0	0.23*	88.7 ± 14.2		50.1 ± 14.8	0.08	24.6 ± 4.8		89.1 ± 13.0	0.000*
65–74	F (86)	145.3 ± 20.4	0.61	88.9 ± 12.6	0.52	56.3 ± 15.9	0.90	26.3 ± 5.1	0.000	96.9 ± 13.5	0.007
65–74	M (58)	143.4 ± 22.2	0.61	87.5 ± 14.4		56.0 ± 17.9	0.90	23.4 ± 4.0		91.0 ± 11.8	0.007
≥ 75	F (32)	145.3 ± 25.9	0.18	84.4 ± 15.2	0.90*	60.9 ± 17.0	0.04	24.1 ± 8.6	0.73	91.1 ± 17.9	0.19
≥ 75	M (30)	137.5 ± 17.5	0.18	84.8 ± 9.1		52.8 ± 12.8	0.04	23.5 ± 6.7		86.1 ± 11.3	0.19

F Female; M Male; BP Blood Pressure. All values are mean ± standard deviation (SD)
^*Welch Brown Forsythe statistic reported as Levene’s significant and homogeneity of variances could not be assumed

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