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Table 4 Comparison of Obese Women to Non-obese Women Selecting a New Body Image for Health and Social Determinants

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

Determinant

Odds Ratio

95.0% C.I.

p value

Hypertension

2.03

1.64 – 2.51

<0.001

Stroke

1.96

1.61 – 2.38

<0.001

Diabetes

2.00

1.63 – 2.44

<0.001

Myocardial Infarction

2.27

1.80 – 2.86

<0.001

Poor Vision

1.87

1.51 – 2.30

<0.001

Malaria

1.96

1.59 – 2.43

<0.001

Spouse/SO

2.64

1.98 – 3.52

<0.001

Improved Overall Health

1.95

1.60 – 2.37

<0.001