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Table 2 Distribution of study sample by type of household asset and BMI

From: Recreation, transportation or labour saving? Examining the association between household asset ownership and body mass index among Ghanaian women

Type of household asset

Percentage (%) in BMI category

Chi-Square P-value

 

Normal weight

Overweight

Obese

 

Recreation

    

 Television

   

0.000

  Yes

56.47

27.93

15.60

 

  No

77.59

17.32

5.09

 

 DVD/VCD

   

0.000

  Yes

53.52

27.89

18.58

 

  No

73.00

20.23

6.78

 

 Computer

   

0.000

  Yes

50.24

29.06

20.70

 

  No

68.72

21.92

9.36

 

Transportation

    

 Car/Truck

   

0.000

  Yes

58.68

23.06

18.26

 

  No

68.32

22.33

9.35

 

 Motorcycle

   

0.057

  Yes

63.33

28.92

7.74

 

  No

67.74

21.99

10.27

 

 Bicycle

   

0.057

  Yes

72.53

19.55

7.92

 

  No

65.35

23.60

11.05

 

Labour saving

    

 Refrigerator

   

0.000

  Yes

52.68

30.16

17.16

 

  No

74.09

18.93

6.98

 

 Washing machine

   

0.014

  Yes

51.52

21.05

27.43

 

  No

67.60

22.41

9.99

 
  1. Source of data: Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 2008