Table 1 Demographic, anthropometric, and blood pressure variables of the children included in the study.

From: The performance of an integrated model including retinal information in predicting childhood hypertension

 

Boys (n = 773)

Girls (n = 687)

Z

P

Retinal arteriolar caliber (μm)

146.350 (137.520–155.080)

142.890 (134.670–151.640)

−5.027

<0.001

Retinal venular caliber (μm)

212.550 (203.480–224.350)

210.840 (198.590–222.480)

−3.047

0.002

Axial length (mm)

23.920 (23.290–24.610)

24.350 (23.610–25.160)

7.720

<0.001

WC (cm)

68.000 (63.400–73.450)

70.000 (64.500–78.000)

4.706

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

18.669 (16.920–20.939)

19.219 (17.274–22.494)

4.135

<0.001

SER (diopters)

−1.625 (−3.000 to −0.375)

−1.125 (−2.750 to 0.250)

4.414

<0.001

Birth weight (kg)

3200 (3000–3500)

3400 (3100–3700)

6.3062

<0.001

Birth length (cm)

50 (50–51)

50 (50–51)

2.4839

0.013

Pregnancy week

40 (38–40)

39.5 (38–40)

−0.5301

0.596

Age (year)

12.624 (12.315–12.893)

12.619 (12.334–12.942)

1.0213

0.307

Weight (kg)

45.000 (39.900–51.000)

46.800 (40.500–55.300)

3.745

<0.001

Height (m)

1.550 (1.510–1.590)

1.550 (1.500–1.600)

0.647

0.518

SBP (mm Hg)

106.000 (99.5000–112.000)

107.500 (101.000–113.500)

3.422

0.003

DBP (mm Hg)

65.500 (61.500–70.500)

65.000 (61.000–70.000)

−1.171

0.241

  1. BMI body mass index, SER spherical equivalent refraction, WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure.