Research Article
Prevalence of Anemia, Overweight/Obesity, and Undiagnosed Hypertension and Diabetes among Residents of Selected Communities in Ghana
Table 1
Characteristics of participants.
| | Takoradi | Cape Coast | value | | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |
| Age (years) | 46.45 ± 16.69 | 45.92 ± 17.86 | 0.637 | BMI (kgm−2) | 26.06 ± 5.32 | 24.45 ± 5.01 | <0.0001 | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 136.89 ± 24.80 | 134.27 ± 25.53 | 0.114 | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 86.98 ± 14.62 | 81.81 ± 14.04 | <0.0001 | Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL) | 123.46 ± 43.41 | 112.86 ± 38.37 | <0.0001 | Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.85 ± 2.38 | 12.34 ± 1.92 | 0.001 |
| | (%) | (%) | |
| Age (years) | | | | <25 25–40 41–60 >60 | 61 (10.2) 177 (29.6) 222 (37.2) 137 (22.9) | 45 (11.9) 120 (31.7) 136 (35.9) 78 (20.6) | 0.661 | Sex | | | | Male Female | 228 (38.2) 369 (61.8) | 142 (37.5) 237 (62.5) | 0.437 | Weight status | | | | Underweight Normal weight Overweight Obese | 21 (3.5) 255 (42.8) 196 (32.9) 124 (20.8) | 25 (6.6) 208 (55.0) 90 (23.8) 55 (14.6) | <0.0001 | Measured blood pressure | | | | Normal Prehypertensive Hypertensive | 204 (34.2) 211 (35.4) 181 (30.4) | 184 (48.5) 113 (29.8) 82 (21.6) | <0.0001 | Fasting blood glucose | | | | Normal Prediabetes Diabetes | 169 (28.4) 189 (31.8) 237 (39.8) | 149 (39.8) 133 (35.6) 92 (24.6) | <0.0001 | Hemoglobin | | | | Normal Mild anemia Moderate anemia Severe anemia | 305 (51.1) 150 (25.1) 98 (16.4) 44 (7.4) | 211 (56.1) 100 (26.6) 56 (14.9) 9 (2.4) | 0.007 |
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