Research Article

Abnormal Obesity Phenotype Is Associated with Reduced eGFR among Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertensive Patients in a Peri-Urban Community in Ghana

Table 1

Prevalence and distribution of the various sociodemographic parameters among the study participants stratified by obesity phenotypes.

ParametersMHNOMHOMANOMAOTotal
(N = 95)(N = 14)(N = 164)(N = 37)(N = 310)

Age (years)
 ≤5017 (17.89)5 (35.71)34 (20.73)8 (21.62)64 (20.64)
 51–7053 (55.79)8 (57.14)91 (55.49)21 (56.75)173 (55.81)
 >7025 (26.32)1 (7.14)39 (23.78)8 (21.62)73 (23.55)
Gender
 Male22 (23.16)2 (14.29)37 (22.56)5 (13.51)66 (21.29)
 Female73 (76.84)12 (85.71)127 (77.44)32 (86.49)244 (78.71)
Marital status
 Married55 (57.89)9 (64.29)95 (57.93)20 (54.05)179 (57.74)
 Single3 (3.16)0 (0.00)1 (0.61)1 (2.70)5 (1.61)
 Divorced10 (19.53)3 (21.42)20 (12.20)3 (8.11)36 (11.61)
 Widowed27 (28.42)2 (14.28)48 (29.27)13 (35.14)90 (29.03)
Educational status
 None46 (48.42)2 (14.29)75 (45.73)17 (45.95)140 (45.16)
 Primary40 (42.11)12 (85.71)75 (45.73)19 (51.35)146 (47.10)
 Secondary2 (2.22)0 (0.00)3 (0.61)0 (0.00)5 (1.61)
 Tertiary7 (7.37)0 (0.00)11 (6.71)1 (2.70)19 (6.13)
Occupation
 Formal6 (6.32)13 (92.86)10 (6.10)1 (2.70)30 (9.68)
 Informal74 (77.89)0 (79.41)122 (74.39)31 (83.78)227 (73.23)
 Retired6 (6.32)0 (0.00)8 (4.87)0 (0.00)14 (4.52)
 Unemployed9 (9.47)1 (7.14)24 (14.63)5 (13.51)39 (12.58)
Religion
 Christianity92 (96.84)12 (94.12)152 (92.68)33 (89.19)289 (93.23)
 Muslim2 (2.11)2 (5.88)12 (7.31)4 (10.81)20 (6.45)
 None1 (1.05)0 (0)0 (0)0 (1.12)1 (0.32)
Disease type
 T2DM14 (14.74)4 (28.57)20 (12.20)1 (2.70)39 (12.58)
 HPT51 (53.68)3 (21.43)74 (45.12)20 (12.20)148 (47.74)
 T2DM + HPT30 (31.57)7 (50.00)70 (42.68)16 (9.76)123 (39.68)
Family history
 Yes67 (70.72)12 (85.71)107 (65.24)21 (56.76)207 (66.77)
 No24 (25.26)2 (14.29)50 (46.72)12 (32.43)88 (28.39)
 Unknown4 (4.21)0 (0.00)7 (6.54)4 (10.81)15 (4.84)
Smoking
 Yes1 (1.05)1 (7.14)7 (4.26)2 (5.41)11 (3.55)
 No94 (98.95)13 (92.86)157 (95.73)35 (94.59)299 (96.45)
Alcohol
 Yes4 (4.21)0 (0.00)12 (7.32)3 (8.10)19 (6.12)
 No91 (95.79)14 (100.00)152 (92.68)34 (91.89)291 (93.87)