Hem 712c blood pressure monitor

The blood pressures of the subjects were measured using the HEM-712C Omron blood pressure monitor, and duplicate readings were obtained after the subjects were in resting condition for at least 10 minutes. Height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) measurements were obtained with the Omron HBF-362. Serum lipids and blood glucose were measured using the Hitachi 7180 automatic biochemical analyzer. Hypercholesterolemia was defined as a serum total cholesterol level of 200 mg/dL or more. Habitual smoking was defined as daily use of > 10 cigarettes (24 (link)). All equipment was calibrated according to the manufacturer’s protocol at the start of the day before measurements were performed by the same observer throughout the study.

The systolic and diastolic blood pressures (SBP; DBP) and pulse rates of the subjects were measured using the HEM-712C Omron blood pressure monitor, and duplicate readings were obtained after the subjects were in resting condition for at least 10 minutes. Height, waist, and hip circumferences were determined using a measuring tape. Waist-hip ratio (WHR) was calculated by dividing the waist circumference (WC) by the hip circumference. The HBF-362 Omron Karada scan bio-impedance scale was used to analyze body compositions: weight, body mass index (BMI), total body fat (TBF). All equipment was calibrated according to the manufacturer’s protocol at the start of the day before measurements were performed by the same observer throughout the study. The cut-off points for obesity, overall adiposity (TBF), and central adiposity (WHR) were ≥ 25 kg/m² (11 ), 20% (males) or 30% (females) (12 ), and 0.85 (13 ), respectively.