Evaluation of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Associated Risk Factors in Type 2 Diabetes: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana

Table 2

Anthropometrics of the study population stratified by gender.

Variables	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE	p-value
	(n = 405)	(n = 81)	(n = 324)
Weight (kg)	70.2 ± 14.0	73.7 ± 12.5	69.3 ± 14.3	0.012
Height (m)	1.6 ± 0.1	1.7 ± 0.1	1.6 ± 0.1	< 0.001
BMI (kg/m^2)	27.9 ± 5.0	26.5 ± 4.2	28.3 ± 5.1	0.004
WC (cm)	100.0 ± 12.2	98.3 ± 11.5	101.4 ± 12.3	0.040
HC (cm)	103.9 ± 9.7	101.2 ± 8.3	104.6 ± 9.9	0.005
WHR	1.0 ± 0.1	1.0 ± 0.1	1.0 ± 0.1	0.924

Data are presented as mean ± SD. BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; HC: hip circumference; WHR: waist to hip ratio.