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Blood pressure and heart rate at rest by gender, age, and ethnic affiliation in 276 healthy participants. |
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| Category |
SBP (mmHg) |
DBP (mmHg) |
HR (bpm) |
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| Mean (SD) Median (range) |
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| Gender |
Male (n = 156) |
125 (12) 125 (95–158) |
76 (7) 77 (56–94) |
65 (12) 63 (40–108) |
| Female (n = 120) |
118 (12) 117 (95–158) |
74 (8) 75 (56–94) |
70 (13) 68 (49–107) |
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| p (Mann-Whitney) |
<0.001 |
0.038 |
0.001 |
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| Age groups |
20–29 years (n = 71) |
125 (12) 123 (102–152) |
74 (7) 73 (56–87) |
67 (11) 65 (50–101) |
| 30–39 years (n = 72) |
123 (11) 123 (99–158) |
76 (7) 77 (58–88) |
66 (13) 63 (40–107) |
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| 40–49 years (n = 65) |
119 (11) 117 (98–151) |
74 (7) 75 (57–89) |
65 (12) 63 (44–104) |
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| 50–59 years (n = 39) |
119 (14) 119 (95–156) |
76 (9) 78 (56–94) |
70 (12) 69 (52–98) |
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| 60+ years (n = 29) |
125 (17) 124 (95–158) |
76 (9) 76 (58–94) |
71 (16) 69 (50–108) |
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| p (Kruskal-Wallis) |
0.039 |
0.074 |
0.190 |
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| Ethnic affiliation |
South Cushitic (n = 189) |
121 (12) 120 (95–158) |
74 (7) 75 (56–94) |
67 (13) 65 (40–108) |
| Nilotic (n = 43) |
119 (12) 119 (99–150) |
74 (8) 74 (57–87) |
68 (13) 65 (50–104) |
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| Bantoid (n = 41) |
131 (13) 129 (110–158) |
79 (7) 79 (64–94) |
67 (13) 65 (44–107) |
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| Other (n = 3) |
129 (14) 127 (116–144) |
72 (16) 72 (57–88) |
66 (12) 60 (58–79) |
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| p (Kruskal-Wallis) |
< 0.001 |
0.011 |
0.989 |
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Torsvik et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008 8:19 doi:10.1186/1472-6823-8-19 |
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