Table 3

Correlation of blood pressure with height, weight, body mass index and head circumference

		Non-disabled cases (n=128)				Controls (n=128)
		Correlation coefficient	Regression coefficient β (SE of β)			Correlation coefficient	Regression coefficient β (SE of β)
Height
Systolic BP	0.30	0.49 (0.14) p=0.001		0.17	0.23 (0.12) p=0.06
Diastolic BP	0.01	0.01 (0.09) not significant		0.07	−0.06 (0.09) not significant
Weight
Systolic BP	0.50	0.59 (0.09) p<0.0001		0.36	0.37 (0.08) p < 0.0001
Diastolic BP	0.20	0.15 (0.07) p=0.02		0.17	0.12 (0.06) p=0.06
Body mass index
Systolic BP	0.43	16.6 (3.1) p<0.0001		0.35	11.3 (2.7) p=0.0001
Diastolic BP	0.25	6.2 (2.1) p=0.004		0.26	6.0 (2.0) p=0.003
Head circumference
Systolic BP	0.22	1.43 (0.57) p<0.05		0.18	1.10 (0.58) p=0.06
Diastolic BP	0.03	0.14 (0.38) not significant		0.05	0.24 (0.42) not significant