High clinical, anthropometrics and cholesterol measurements are associated with 50–59 years age group while anthropometrics are higher in females
| Measurement | Age (years)* | P value | Gender† | P value | Overall mean | SD | |||
| ≥49 | 50–59 | ≥60 | Male | Female | |||||
| Mean SBP (mm Hg) | 138.5 | 142.5 | 138.1 | 0.142 | 140.2 | 138.8 | 0.462 | 139.45 | 14.1 |
| Mean DBP (mm Hg) | 87.44 | 92.68‡ | 88.45 | 0.041 | 90.3 | 88.25 | 0.234 | 89.18 | 12.8 |
| Mean HR (beats/min) | 79.42 | 84.7‡ | 82.46 | 0.002 | 81.96 | 81.75 | 0.87 | 81.85 | 9.3 |
| Mean BMI (kg/m2) | 28.81 | 29.56 | 28.43 | 0.295 | 28.25 | 29.39 | 0.045 | 28.88 | 4.2 |
| Waist (cm) | 82.74 | 83.19 | 78.21 | 0.438 | 79.11 | 83.31 | 0.22 | 81.45 | 24.9 |
| Hip (cm) | 97.44 | 97.52 | 91.07 | 0.341 | 92.13 | 98.15 | 0.135 | 95.55 | 29.1 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.42 | 5.76‡ | 5.34 | 0.046 | 5.37 | 5.6 | 0.105 | 5.5 | 0.85 |
The values in bold emphasise where the p-value is statistically significant, that is less than 0.05.
*One-way analysis of variance.
†Independent samples t-test.
‡The group contributing the difference.
BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure.