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 5
Prevalence of obesity according the gender.
Anthropometrics
Total
Male
Females
value (, df)
( = 543)
( = 235)
( = 308)
BMI classification
0.003 (13.90, 3)
Underweight
77 (14.1%)
106 (45.0%)
169 (55.0%)
Normal
260 (47.9%)
131 (55.9%)
136 (44.1%)
Overweight
126 (23.2%)
71 (30.3%)
215 (69.7%)
Obese
80 (14.8)
34 (14.3%)
264 (85.7%)
WC
<0.0001 (27.56, 2)
Normal
325 (59.9%)
141 (60.0%)
123 (40.0%)
Overweight
77 (14.1%)
47 (20.0%)
246 (80.0%)
Obese
142 (26.1)
32 (13.5%)
266 (86.5%)
WHR
<0.0001 (76.57, 2)
Normal
46 (8.5%)
118 (50.0%)
154 (50.0%)
Overweight
165 (30.3%)
224 (95.3%)
15 (4.7%)
Obese
333 (61.3%)
35 (14.9%)
262 (85.1%)
WHtR
0.0386 (0.7508, 1)
Normal
84 (59.2%)
38 (45.2%)
169 (54.8%)
Obese
58 (40.8%)
22 (37.9%)
191 (62.1%)
Values are presented in frequency with percentages in parenthesis. χ2: Chi-square value; df: degree of freedom. showed statistically significant difference. BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; WHR: waist to hip ratio; WHtR: waist to height ratio.
