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Table 1 Health and social determinants affecting change in CBI

From: Interest in healthy living outweighs presumed cultural norms for obesity for Ghanaian women

Determinant

Frequency of Change to a New Body Image (n = 299 total)

Average Change in Figures

 

n

%

Mean

sd

Hypertension

224

74.9

2.0

1.9

Stroke

224

75.9

2.1

1.9

Diabetes

218

72.9

2.4

2.0

Heart Attack

221

73.9

2.3

2.1

Poor Vision

169

56.5

2.3

2.1

Malaria

184

61.5

2.4

2.1

Spouse/SO*

201

73.4

2.0

2.1

Improve overall health

226

75.6

2.0

2.1

  1. * 25 had no spouse or significant other