Examination of Dysglycaemia among Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis Patients in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Association between sociodemographic factors, clinical factors, and lifestyle factors and FPG Status.
FBG
Normal
Abnormal
p-value
Age (Mean ± SD)
38.29 ± 13.84
42.85 ± 15.21
-1.04 (t-test)
0.316 ǂ
Sex
1.00 §
Male
105(91.30)
10(8.70)
Female
28(90.32)
3(9.68)
Marital Status
7.16
0.028
Married
58 (93.55)
4 (6.45)
Single
69 (92.00)
6 (8.00)
Separated/Divorced
6 (66.67)
3 (33.33)
Highest Educational Level
0.433 §
None
12(92.31)
1 (7.69)
Primary
13(92.86)
1 (7.14)
Middle School/ JHS
47(87.04)
7 (12.96)
O-level/SHS
31(96.88)
1 (3.13)
Tertiary
22(95.65)
1 (4.35)
Other
8(80.00)
2 (20.00)
Employment Status
0.185 §
Unemployed
37(97.37)
1 (2.63)
Employed
96(88.89)
12(11.11)
Smoking
1.00 §
Yes
9(90.00)
1(10.00)
No
124(91.18)
12(8.82)
Alcohol Intake
0.692 §
Yes
21(95.45)
1 (4.55)
No
112(90.32)
12(9.68)
Clinical Factors
53.05 ± 9.02
49.62 ± 7.75
1.5
0.153 ǂ
Weight (Mean ± SD)
Height (Mean ± SD)
1.69 ± 0.08
1.66 ± 0.06
1.44
0.168 ǂ
BMI
Mean ± SD
18.52 ± 3.02
18.12 ± 2.92
0.47
0.647 ǂ
Below 18.5 (Underweight)
94 (91.26)
9 (8.74)
0.816 §
18.5-24.9 (Normal)
36 (90.00)
4 (10.00)
25-29.9 (Over Weight)
2 (100.0)
0
Above 30 (Obese)
1 (100.0)
0
Waist Circumference
Waist Circumference (Mean ± SD)
76.30 ± 7.48
76.21 ± 5.72
0.05
0.963 ǂ
Hip Circumference (Mean ± SD)
89.55 ± 7.48
88.06 ± 6.87
0.74
0.472 ǂ
Waist-Hip Ratio (Mean ± SD)
0.85 ± 0.07
0.86 ± 0.07
-0.3
0.769 ǂ
Blood Pressure
SBP (Mean ± SD)
117.36 ± 21.17
120.23± 28.05
-0.36
0.725 ǂ
DBP (Mean ± SD)
76.80 ± 12.08
80.5 ± 12.35
-1.04
0.318 ǂ
Pulse (Mean ± SD)
104.15 ± 17.17
110.54 ± 13.93
-1.54
0.142 ǂ
p<0.05; values were based on Pearson chi-square and Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables, and t-test for comparing the means. SD: standard deviation of age. (%) represents row percentage, ǂ estimated p-value from the Welch t-test, and § p-value estimate from Fisher’s exact test.
