Anthropometric and Blood Pressure Measurements

Body weight, height, waist and hip circumferences were measured and BMI were calculated. Waist circumference (WC) was measured at the midpoint between the bottom of the rib cage and the top of iliac crest from subjects at minimal respiration. Hip circumference (HC) was measured at the level of symphysis pubis and salient point of gluteus maximum. BMI was calculated as body weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters (kg/m²). Caffeine, smoking, or alcohol were prohibited within 30 min before the BP measurement. After 5 min rest in supine position, the office BP and HR were measured from the right arm using automated sphygmomanometer (Omron, HEM‐7052, Japan). Three measurements were taken 1 min apart and the mean of the 3 values was calculated.¹⁶