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 4
Anthropometric, clinical, and FBS levels characteristic of type 2 diabetic patients.
Parameters
Total
Male
Female
value
Anthropometric index
Weight (Kg)
64.37 ± 1.18
64.56 ± 1.77
64.24 ± 1.59
0.8959
Height (m)
1.65 ± 0.01
1.69 ± 0.01
1.61 ± 0.01
<0.0001
BMI (Kg/m2)
23.72 ± 0.42
22.31 ± 0.53
24.76 ± 0.60
0.0038
WC (cm)
74.85 ± 1.91
73.49 ± 2.82
75.84 ± 2.59
0.5452
HC (cm)
80.35 ± 2.05
77.90 ± 2.96
82.15 ± 2.81
0.3073
WHR
0.93 ± 0.01
0.93 ± 0.01
0.95 ± 0.01
0.1204
WHtR
0.46 ± 0.01
0.43 ± 0.02
0.47 ± 0.02
0.1001
Clinical characteristics
SBP (mmHg)
130.8 ± 1.78
130.7 ± 2.39
131.0 ± 2.54
0.9319
DBP (mmHg)
79.30 ± 1.06
79.50 ± 1.45
79.15 ± 1.49
0.8693
FBS (mmol/l)
11.78 ± 0.53
13.52 ± 0.93
10.50 ± 0.58
0.0044
Mean ± SD. SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; HC: hip circumference; WHR: waist to hip ratio; WHtR: waist to height ratio; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FBS: fasting blood sugar.
