Table 1 Characteristic of study participants according to subjects with obesity/overweight and without obesity/overweight
| Variable | BMI (Kg/m2) | P | WC (cm) | P | WHtR | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥25 | ≤24.9 | ≥80 | < 80 | ≥0.50 | < 0.50 | ||||
| Age (years) | 38.1 ± 10.7 | 34.6 ± 11.2 | 0.01 | 39.5 ± 10.2 | 33.9 ± 11.1 | < 0.001 | 39.3 ± 10.7 | 33.3 ± 10.7 | < 0.001 |
| Parity | 3.6 ± 2.1 | 2.9 ± 1.9 | 0.008 | 3.9 ± 2.1 | 2.8 ± 1.9 | < 0.001 | 3.9 ± 2.0 | 2.6 ± 1.9 | < 0.001 |
| Household Size | 9.6 ± 5.1 | 10.8 ± 6.3 | 0.09 | 9.8 ± 5.3 | 10.8 ± 6.3 | 0.2 | 9.9 ± 5.6 | 10.8 ± 6.1 | 0.3 |
| Asset scorec | 54.4 ± 4.4 | 52.8 ± 3.9 | 0.003 | 54.7 ± 4.7 | 52.6 ± 3.7 | < 0.001 | 53.9 ± 4.5 | 52.8 ± 3.8 | 0.03 |
| Energy intake (kcal/day) | 2154.9 ± 663.7 | 2048.1 ± 694.7 | 0.2 | 2303.3 ± 677.5 | 1976.1 ± 665.4 | < 0.001 | 2223.9 ± 672.8 | 1990.5 ± 679.8 | 0.005 |
| Physical Activitya | |||||||||
| Low | 35(59.3) | 24(40.7) | 38(64.4) | 21(35.6) | 46(78.0) | 13(22.0) | |||
| Moderate | 42(26.9) | 114(73.1) | < 0.001 | 42(26.9) | 114(73.1) | < 0.001 | 52(33.3) | 104(66.7) | < 0.001 |
| High | 12(19.4) | 50(80.6) | 10(16.1) | 52(83.9) | 11(17.7) | 51(82.3) | |||
| Ethnicity | |||||||||
| Dagomba | 68(30.9) | 152(69.1) | 0.2 | 68(30.9) | 152(69.1) | 0.1 | 84(38.2) | 136(61.8) | 0.4 |
| Minorityb | 21(36.8) | 36(63.2) | 22(38.6) | 35(61.4) | 25(43.9) | 32(56.1) | |||
| Marital Status | |||||||||
| Married | 83(33.6) | 164(66.4) | 0.09 | 84(34.0) | 163(66.0) | 0.08 | 103(41.7) | 144(58.3) | 0.02 |
| Single | 6(20.0) | 24(80.0) | 6(20.0) | 24(80.0) | 6(20.0) | 24(80.0) | |||
| Woman Education | |||||||||
| No formal Education | 59(35.5) | 107(64.5) | 64(38.6) | 102(61.4) | 74(44.6) | 92(55.4) | |||
| Primary/Middle/JHS | 12(21.1) | 45(78.9) | 0.01 | 11(19.3) | 46(80.7) | 0.02 | 13(22.8) | 44(77.2) | 0.01 |
| SHS/Tertiary | 18(33.3) | 36(66.7) | 15(27.8) | 39(72.2) | 22(40.7) | 32(59.3) | |||
| Husband Education | |||||||||
| No formal Education | 46(35.4) | 84(64.6) | 45(34.6) | 85(65.4) | 58(44.6) | 72(55.4) | |||
| Primary/Middle/JHS | 6(10.0) | 54(90.0) | < 0.001 | 8(13.3) | 52(86.7) | < 0.001 | 8(13.3) | 52(86.7) | < 0.001 |
| SHS/Tertiary | 32(56.1) | 25(43.9) | 32(56.1) | 25(43.9) | 38(66.7) | 19(33.3) | |||
| Occupation of woman | |||||||||
| Farmer | 16(38.1) | 26(61.9) | 12(28.6) | 99(71.4) | 15(35.7) | 27(64.3) | |||
| Trader | 48(31.6) | 104(68.4) | 53(34.9) | 99(65.1) | 68(44.7) | 84(55.3) | |||
| Salary/Service Sector | 9(29.0) | 22(71.0) | 0.8 | 6(19.4) | 25(80.6) | 0.3 | 8(25.8) | 23(74.2) | 0.1 |
| Housewife | 16(30.8) | 36(69.2) | 19(36.5) | 33(63.5) | 18(34.6) | 34(65.4) | |||
| Occupation of husband | |||||||||
| Farmer | 29(33.0) | 59(67.0) | 26(29.5) | 62(70.5) | 33(37.5) | 55(62.5) | |||
| Salary/Service Sector | 21(28.4) | 43(71.6) | 0.3 | 21(28.4) | 53(71.6) | 0.07 | 27(36.5) | 47(63.5) | 0.1 |
| Trader | 33(38.8) | 52(61.2) | 37(43.5) | 48(56.5) | 43(50.6) | 42(49.4) | |||
