Relationship of anthropometric indices with rate pressure product, pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure among secondary adolescents of 12–17 years

Table 3 Stepwise analysis showing changes in multiple regression coefficient of determination (R²) with addition of different anthropometric indices controlled for sex

Stages of analysis	Rate pressure product			Mean arterial pressure			Pulse pressure
Stages of analysis	R²	SEE	F	R²	SEE	F	R²	SEE	F
¹BMI and WHR ²BMI, WHR and CI ³BMI, WHR, CI and PI	0.072 0.149 0.169	21.9 26.9 59.1	12.4* 20.9* 19.5*	0.060 0.117 0.169	0.121 0.150 0.322	10.2* 15.9* 19.5*	0.038 0.038 0.084	0.139 0.178 0.386	6.4* 4.8* 8.8*

SEE standard error of estimation, R² coefficient of determination, F F-Statistic
^*p < 0.05

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