Table 3: Cardiovascular and metabolic disease risk profile according to BMI categories.

Variables BMI groups
Total (n=223) Under
Weight
(n=25)
Normal weight (n=129) Over
weight (n=50)
Obese
(n=19)
p-value
Age (yr.) 19.2±1.05 18.9±0.81 19.2±1.02 19.4±1.29 18.9±0.77 0.198
BMI (Kg/m2) 23.4±4.55 17.2±1.01 21.7±1.69 26.9±1.54 33.5±3.17 0.000*
SBP (mmHg) 109.5±11.8 104.0±7.76 107.8±11.2 112.0±12.6 121.8±7.91 0.000*
DBP (mmHg) 69.0±8.64 67.2±6.28 68.7±8.59 68.6±9.75 73.7±7.42 0.072
FBG (mmol/l) 91.1±8.77 90.2±7.65 90.4±9.15 91.7±7.63 95.7±9.40 0.079
WC (cm) 77.4±9.46 68.4±6.37 74.5±6.24 82.7±6.25 95.3±8.83 0.000

Differences between BMI groups compared using one way ANOVA. BMI = body mass index; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP=diastolic blood pressure; cm = centimeter; yr. = year; WC, waist circumference. ⃰ = significant difference at 0.05 level.