Knowledge and Lifestyle-Associated Prevalence of Obesity among Newly Diagnosed Type II Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending Diabetic Clinic at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 8
Association between level of knowledge of obesity and prevalence of obesity among type 2 diabetic patients.
Anthropometric indicators
General knowledge of obesity
χ2, df ( value)
Adequate
Inadequate
Do not know
( = 391)
( = 141)
( = 11)
BMI classification
9.917, 6 (0.1282)
Underweight
9 (2.3)
5 (3.5)
0 (0.0)
Normal
101 (25.8)
38 (27.0)
3 (27.3)
Overweight
198 (50.6)
73 (51.8)
2 (18.2)
Obese
83 (21.2)
25 (17.7)
6 (54.5)
WC
42.77, 4 (<0.0001)
Normal
113 (28.9)
57 (40.4)
2 (18.2)
Overweight
187 (47.8)
33 (23.4)
0 (0.0)
Obese
91 (23.3)
51 (36.2)
9 (81.8)
WHR
13.26, 4 (0.0101)
Normal
121 (30.9)
51 (36.2)
3 (27.3)
Overweight
193 (49.4)
49 (34.8)
3 (27.3)
Obese
77 (19.7)
41 (29.1)
5 (45.5)
WHtR
26.37, 2 (<0.0001)
Normal
303 (77.5)
85 (60.3)
3 (27.3)
Obese
88 (22.5)
56 (39.3)
8 (72.7)
Values are presented in frequency with percentages in parenthesis. Chi-square value (χ2), df ( value). BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; WHR: waist to hip ratio; WHtR: waist to height ratio.
