A “gender blind” relationship of lean body mass and blood pressure in the Tecumseh study*

摘要: Background: Body size correlates positively with blood pressure (BP) but there is controversy about the roles of obesity versus muscularity in this relationship. Methods: We examined BP relationship overweight, lean body mass (LBM), and muscle performance 231 adolescents (17.25 ± 3.07 years, 123 males). The skinfold thickness (SKINT) was used to measure as a growing population. Results: Maximal foot torque, strength, correlated strongly (r = 0.51, P < .001) LBM attesting validity calculated LBM. Anthropometric measurements were available also 944 adults (29.9 5.5 461 men). Correlations systolic (adolescents r 0.52, 0.19, both diastolic 0.47, 0.20, highly significant. SKINT significantly adults, respectively. In genders populations an increasing associated similar increase BP, effect superimposed on average 10 mm Hg between-gender difference. groups related identical fashion; men high women low end same BP/LBM correlation line. Thus, amount erased categoric differences between genders. Conclusions: gender-related appear reflect inherent gender bulk.