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Table 3 Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity by Respondents’ Dietary Habit (N = 271)

From: Overweight and obesity prevalence among public servants in Nadowli district, Ghana, and associated risk factors: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Overall (%)

Normal (%)

Overweight (%)

Obese (%)

P -value

Most important meal

 Morning

95 (35.1)

55 (31.1)

33 (40.7)

7 (53.8)

0.324

 Afternoon

150 (55.4)

103 (58.2)

42 (51.9)

5 (38.5)

 Evening

26 (9.6)

19 (10.7)

6 (7.4)

1 (7.7)

Skipping breakfast

 Yes

65 (24.1)

40 (22.7)

21 (25.9)

4 (30.8)

0.540

 No

69 (25.6)

45 (25.6)

23 (28.4)

1 (7.7)

 Sometimes

136 (50.4)

91 (51.7)

37 (45.7)

8 (61.5)

 

Last meal of the day

 Around 5:30 pm

144 (53.1)

94 (53.1)

45 (55.6)

5 (38.5)

0.294

 After 7 pm

127 (46.9)

83 (46.9)

36 (44.4)

8 (61.5)