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Table 5 Values of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, waist to hip ratio in AMI and control subjects

From: “Role of the adipocyte hormone leptin in cardiovascular diseases – a study from Chennai based Population”

BMI CLASS (Kg/m 2 )

SYSTOLIC BP (mm Hg)

DIASTOLIC BP (mm Hg)

WAIST TO HIP RATIO

AMI subjects (100)

139.4 ± 25.7

93.3 ± 15.4

0.94 ± 0.06

Control subjects (100)

125.4 ± 20.04

85.8 ± 14.8

1.01 ± 0.09

P value#

0.0001***

0.0003***

0.0001***

  1. ****p<0.001.