Table 3 Prevalence of underweight, normal, overweight and Obesity among pensioners in Ghana, stratified by some medical and other medical related factors
Body Mass index groupings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤18.4 | 18.5–24.9 | 25.0–29.9 | ≥ 30 | ||
Underweight | Normal | Overweight | Obese | ||
Variable | N | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Hypertensive Status | |||||
Not Known/Normal | 2267 | 179 (7.9) | 1286 (56.7) | 567 (25.0) | 235 (10.4) |
Known Hypertensive | 2063 | 77 (3.7) | 782 (37.9) | 730 (35.4) | 474 (23.0) |
Diabetes Status | |||||
Not known/ Normal | 3818 | 249 (6.5) | 1896 (49.7) | 1092 (28.6) | 581 (15.2) |
Known Diabetic | 435 | 6 (1.4) | 143 (32.9) | 179 (41.2) | 107 (24.6) |
Total serum cholesterol level (mmol/L) | |||||
≤ 6.18 (239 mg/dL) | 3813 | 246 (6.5) | 1887(49.5) | 1121 (29.4) | 559 (14.7) |
> 6.18 (239 mg/dL) | 613 | 20(3.3) | 226 (36.9) | 209 (34.1) | 158 (25.7) |
Smoking status | |||||
Non Smoker | 4061 | 224 (5.5) | 1922 (47.3) | 1239 (30.8) | 666 (16.4) |
Smoker | 93 | 13 (14.0) | 61 (65.6) | 11 (11.8) | 8 (8.6) |
Alcohol intake | |||||
No Alcohol | 3140 | 154 (4.9) | 1431 (45.6) | 988 (31.5) | 567 (18.1) |
Takes Alcohol | 1031 | 82 (8.0) | 557 (54.0) | 284 (27.6) | 108 (10.5) |
Vegetarian status | |||||
Not a vegetarian | 4041 | 220 (5.4) | 1920 (47.5) | 1237 (30.6) | 664 (16.4) |
Vegetarian | 93 | 12 (12.9) | 49 (52.7) | 26 (28.0) | 6 (6.5) |
Use of eye glasses/lenses | |||||
No eye glasses | 1826 | 153 (8.4) | 1031 (56.5) | 468 (25.6) | 174 (9.5) |
Uses eye lenses | 2327 | 79 (3.4) | 952 (40.9) | 793 (34.1) | 503 (21.6) |
Diagnosed as having Arthritis | |||||
No arthritis | 3403 | 204 (6.0) | 1709 (50.2) | 1001 (29.4) | 489 (14.4) |
Have arthritis | 691 | 40 (5.8) | 272 (39.4) | 219 (31.7) | 160 (23.2) |