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Table 1 Unadjusted mean BMI and socio-economic status, 2008 WHO SAGE

From: Life-course socio-economic status and adult BMI in Ghana; analysis of the WHO study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE)

 

N (%)

BMI Mean (SE)

P-value

Overall

2341

25.27 (0.3)

 

Age (in years)

  

<0.0001

  < 21

18 (2.7)

25.12 (2.4)

 

 21-39

180 (39.6)

25.32 (0.5)

 

 40-64

1167 (47.3)

25.73 (0.5)

 

  > = 65

976 (10.5)

22.97 (0.3)

 

Marital Status

  

0.5691

 Never Married

65 (8.9)

24.40 (0.8)

 

 Married/cohabiting

779 (58.8)

25.33 (0.4)

 

 Sep/Div/Wid

1497 (32.3)

25.38 (0.7)

 

Smoking

  

0.4410

 No

2166 (94.5)

25.32 (0.3)

 

 Yes

175 (5.5)

24.26 (1.3)

 

Alcohol use

  

0.9796

 No

2098 (88.8)

25.26 (0.3)

 

 Yes

243 (11.2)

25.30 (1.8)

 

Health Status

  

0.4865

 Bad

543 (25.6)

24.73 (0.5)

 

 Moderate

1001 (30.4)

25.79 (0.7)

 

 Good

797 (44.0)

25.22 (0.5)

 

Education

 

 Own

 

  No formal education

1675 (53.5)

24.32 (0.5)

0.0182

  Primary school

248 (16.4)

26.28 (1.1)

 

  High school

357 (27.0)

26.42 (0.5)

 

  College or more

51 (3.4)

26.15 (1.0)

 

 Mother’s

 

  No formal education

2219 (89.2)

25.11 (0.4)

0.3062

  Primary school

38 (4.3)

27.98 (1.9)

 

  High school

49 (5.7)

25.54 (1.0)

 

  College or more

8 (0.8)

27.56 (2.1)

 

 Father’s

 

  No formal education

1912 (71.7)

24.69 (0.5)

0.0030

  Primary school

89 (6.2)

25.69 (1.1)

 

  High school

210 (16.5)

26.99 (0.7)

 

  College or more

44 (5.5)

28.12 (1.0)

 

Employment

 

 Own

 

  Unemployed

716 (17.5)

24.09 (0.6)

0.0253

  Self/Informal employment

1526 (76.5)

27.79 (1.7)

 

  Public sector

64 (3.7)

25.39 (0.4)

 

  Private sector

35 (2.2)

26.67 (0.7)

 

 Mother’s

  Unemployed

93 (4.5)

26.01 (1.4)

0.0121

  Self/Informal employment

2211 (92.1)

25.17(0.4)

 

  Public sector

26 (2.8)

27.90 (1.7)

 

  Private sector

11 (0.6)

22.08 (1.1)

 

 Father’s

  Unemployed

53 (2.6)

22.57 (1.1)

0.0011

  Self/Informal employment

2019 (76.3)

24.54(0.3)

  Public sector

224 (17.5)

28.72(1.2)

 

  Private sector

45 (3.6)

25.83(1.0)

 
  1. Bold indicates significance p value ≤ 0.05