The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components among People with Type 2 Diabetes in the Ho Municipality, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Anthropometric parameters of patients with type 2 diabetes seeking care at the Ho Municipal Hospital stratified by gender.

Parameter	Total	Male	Female	value
Weight (Kg)	73.08 ± 14.26	71.59 ± 13.5	73.98 ± 14.69	0.3040
Height (m)	1.64 ± 0.08	1.69 ± 0.07	1.60 ± 0.08	<0.0001
BMI (Kg/m^2)	27.46 ± 5.88	25.09 ± 4.55	28.89 ± 6.15	<0.0001
WC (cm)	93.52 ± 13.33	89.03 ± 10.01	96.24 ± 14.35	0.0014
HC (cm)	102.67 ± 15.48	98.79 ± 14.85	105.02 ± 15.45	0.0135
WHR	0.92 ± 0.08	0.91 ± 0.09	0.92 ± 0.07	0.5492
WHtR	0.57 ± 0.09	0.53 ± 0.06	0.60 ± 0.1	<0.0001
CI	1.29 ± 0.11	1.26 ± 0.09	1.30 ± 0.11	0.0140
AVI	18.00 ± 5.07	16.28 ± 3.51	19.04 ± 5.58	0.0017
BAI	31.39 ± 8.91	27.15 ± 7.69	33.94 ± 8.64	<0.0001
VAI	1.62 (0.30–7.89)	1.07 (0.30–6.01)	2.01 (0.42–7.89)	0.0231

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation of the mean or median with minimum and maximum in parenthesis. BMI: body mass index, WC: waist circumference, HC: hip circumference, WHR: waist-to-hip ratio, WHtR: waist-to-height ratio, CI: Conicity Index, AVI: Abdominal Volume Index, BAI: Body Adiposity Index, and VAI: Visceral Adiposity Index.