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Table 1 Blood pressure and heart rate at rest by gender, age, and ethnic affiliation in 276 healthy participants.

From: Cardiovascular autonomic function tests in an African population

 

Category

SBP (mmHg)

DBP (mmHg)

HR (bpm)

  

Mean (SD)

Median (range)

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)

 

p (Mann-Whitney)

<0.001

0.038

0.001

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)

 

40–49 years

(n = 65)

119 (11)

117 (98–151)

74 (7)

75 (57–89)

65 (12)

63 (44–104)

 

50–59 years

(n = 39)

119 (14)

119 (95–156)

76 (9)

78 (56–94)

70 (12)

69 (52–98)

 

60+ years

(n = 29)

125 (17)

124 (95–158)

76 (9)

76 (58–94)

71 (16)

69 (50–108)

 

p (Kruskal-Wallis)

0.039

0.074

0.190

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)

 

Bantoid

(n = 41)

131 (13)

129 (110–158)

79 (7)

79 (64–94)

67 (13)

65 (44–107)

 

Other

(n = 3)

129 (14)

127 (116–144)

72 (16)

72 (57–88)

66 (12)

60 (58–79)

 

p (Kruskal-Wallis)

< 0.001

0.011

0.989