Table 3 Comparison between patients affected by obesity with and without hypertension according to ABPM

Age (years)

12

(10–12)

10

(10–12)

0.083

Females

8

(36.4%)

23

(56.1%)

0.188

BMI z-score

2.85

(2.47–3.07)

2.61

(2.45–3.01)

0.360

TMI (Kg/m³)

17.91

(16.98–19.20)

18.01

(16.69–19.80)

0.994

WC (cm)

94

(86–98)

86

(80–94)

0.013*

WHR

0.59

(0.56–0.62)

0.59

(0.56–0.62)

0.659

ABSI

0.080

(0.078–0.081)

0.079

(0.074–0.084)

0.819

ABSI z-score

0.274

(-0.327-0.694)

0.168

(-1.121-1.265)

0.680

HOMA-IR

4.21

(3.34–5.95)

2.65

(2.14–4.75)

0.018*

HOMA β

283.2

(244.8-362.6)

247.8

(157.1-324.6)

0.037*

QUICKI

0.31

(0.30–0.32)

0.33

(0.31–0.34)

0.018*

Office SBP (mmHg)

120

(114–126)

111

(105–117)

0.002*

Office DBP (mmHg)

62

(60–67)

60

(57–70)

0.783

IVSd (cm)

0.80

(0.70–0.83)

0.70

(0.65–0.80)

0.053

LVEDD (cm)

4.4

(4.1–4.6)

4.2

(3.9–4.4)

0.110

LVPWd (cm)

0.80

(0.70–0.80)

0.70

(0.60–0.70)

0.005*

EF (%)

62.0

(58.1–64.0)

64.3

(62.1–66.1)

0.004*

LVMI (g/m³)

29.8

(26.0-35.9)

29.8

(25.7–32.9)

0.526

LV Hypertrophy (mmHg)

6

(27.3%)

8

(19.5%)

0.534

Mean 24-hour SBP (mmHg)

119

(115–123)

108

(105–112)

< 0.001*

Mean 24-hour DBP (mmHg)

74

(71–78)

69

(66–71)

< 0.001*

Mean daytime SBP (mmHg)

124

(120–129)

115

(111–118)

< 0.001*

Mean daytime DBP (mmHg)

81

(77–83)

74

(71–76)

< 0.001*

Mean night-time SBP (mmHg)

110

(106–117)

97

(95–102)

< 0.001*

Mean night-time DBP (mmHg)

66

(63–70)

60

(57–63)

< 0.001*

Non dipper

9

(40.9%)

9

(22.0%)

0.147