Table 3

-Comparison between groups regarding body mass index (BMI) categories.

BMI CategorynMean±SDSEP-value
Age (years)
Underweight3014.93±2.3330.4260.920
Normal weight5414.57±2.7440.373 
Overweight1415.07±2.7310.730 
Obese214.50±3.5362.500 
Average systolic BP (mmHg)
Under weight§30113.64±10.1511.8530.019*
Normal weight§54113.65±10.0241.364 
Overweight§14123.36±10.2822.748 
Obese2116.67±0.9430.667 
Average diastolic BP (mmHg)
Underweight3064.60±9.2161.6830.739
Normal weight5466.01±8.8311.202 
Overweight1468.63±11.7763.147 
Obese265.42±1.5321.083 
Pulse rate (BPM)
Underweight3095.33±12.7672.3310.298
Normal weight5490.50±12.5891.713 
Overweight1498.86±12.5323.349 
Obese297.00±15.55611.000 
Hemoglobin level (gm/dl)
Underweight308.43±1.4430.2630.481
Normal weight548.44±1.4470.197 
Overweight148.64±1.6520.442 
Obese210.70±3.3942.400 

  • SD: standard deviation, SE: standard error, BP: blood pressure, BPM: beat per minute

  • ↵* : Statistically significant,

  • ↵§ : post-Hoc test (underweight-overweigh,p=0.034), (normal weight-overweight, p=0.023).