Examination of Dysglycaemia among Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis Patients in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Association between sociodemographic factors, clinical factors, and lifestyle factors and 2HPP Status.
2HPP
Normal
Abnormal
p-value
Age (Mean ± SD)
36.67 ± 13.97
41.69 ± 13.97
-2.15 (t-test)
0.033
Sex
1.09
0.297
Male
66 (57.39)
49 (42.61)
Female
21 (67.74)
10 (32.26)
Marital Status
1.21
0.546
Married
36 (58.06)
26 (41.94)
Single
47(62.67)
28 (37.33)
Separated/Divorced
4 (44.44)
5 (55.6)
Highest Educational Level
9.65
0.086
None
9 (69.23)
4 (30.77)
Primary
8 (57.14)
6 (42.86)
Middle School/ JHS
24 (44.44)
30 (55.56)
SHS/ O-level
23 (71.88)
9 (28.13)
Tertiary
17 (73.91)
6 (26.09)
Other
6 (60.00)
4 (40.00)
Employment Status
0.82
0.365
Unemployed
25 (65.79)
13 (34.21)
Employed
62 (57.41)
46 (42.59)
Lifestyle Factors
Smoking
0.74 §
Yes
7 (70.00)
3 (30.00)
No
80 (58.82)
56 (41.18)
Alcohol Intake
0.18
0.675
Yes
14 (63.64)
8 (36.36)
No
73 (58.87)
51(41.13)
Clinical Factors
Weight (Mean ± SD), Kg
53.72 ± 8.53
51.31 ± 9.41
1.58
0.117
Height (Mean ± SD), m
1.67 ± 0.08
1.68 ± 0.08
0.85
0.40
BMI (Kg/m2)
Mean ± SD
18.80 ± 2.73
18.02 ± 3.33
1.51
0.135
Below 18.5 (Underweight)
59 (57.28)
44 (42.72)
0.369
18.5-24.9 (Normal)
26 (65.00)
14 (35.00)
25-29.9 (Over Weight)
2 (100.00)
0
Above 30 Obese)
0
1(100.00)
Waist and Hip Circumference, cm
76.00 ± 7.10
76.62 ± 7.68
-0.5
0.619
Waist Circumference (Mean ± SD)
Hip Circumference (Mean ± SD)
89.53 ± 7.65
89.14 ± 7.13
0.31
0.756
Waist-Hip Ratio (Mean ± SD)
0.86 ± 0.06
0.86 ± 0.08
-0.22
0.824
Blood Pressure (mmHg)
116.39 ± 17.43
119.42± 26.99
-0.76
0.449
SBP (Mean ± SD)
DBP (Mean ± SD)
76.76 ± 11.99
77.66 ± 12.35
-0.44
0.664
Pulse (Mean ± SD)
103.10 ± 15.81
107.10± 18.40
-1.36
0.176
p<0.05; values were based on Pearson chi-square and Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables, and t-test for comparing the means. SD: standard deviation of age. (%) represents row percentage and § p-value estimate from Fisher’s exact test.
