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Table 2 Range and Degree of Changes in Current Body Image to a New Body Image for each Determinant

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

Determinant

Degree of Change*

Hypertension

Stroke

Diabetes

Myocardial Infarction

Poor Vision

Malaria

Spouse/SO**

Improve Overall Health

  

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

 

-6

0.0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

1

0.4

0

0.0

 

-5

1

0.3

0

0.0

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

1

0.4

0

0.0

 

-4

1

0.3

0

0.0

1

0.3

0.0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

1

0.4

5

1.7

 

-3

2

0.7

2

0.7

3

1.0

5

1.7

2

0.7

3

1.0

5

1.8

3

1.0

 

-2

7

2.3

5

1.7

4

1.3

4

1.3

6

2.0

5

1.7

4

1.5

7

2.3

 

-1

9

3.0

9

3.0

10

3.3

9

3.0

6

2.0

12

4.0

8

2.9

12

4.0

CBI

0

78

26.1

75

25.1

81

27.1

78

26.1

130

43.5

115

38.5

96

34.9

73

24.4

 

1

78

26.1

59

19.7

56

18.7

72

24.1

45

15.1

46

15.4

52

18.9

70

23.4

 

2

45

15.1

57

19.1

58

19.4

52

17.4

39

13.0

46

15.4

38

13.8

48

16.1

 

3

36

12.0

31

10.4

34

11.4

33

11.0

27

9.0

27

9.0

25

9.1

34

11.4

 

4

22

7.4

32

10.7

24

8.0

27

9.0

22

7.4

20

6.7

29

10.5

24

8.0

 

5

10

3.3

19

6.4

14

4.7

10

3.3

9

3.0

12

4.0

9

3.3

13

4.3

 

6

7

2.3

2

0.7

5

1.7

3

1.0

5

1.7

5

1.7

3

1.1

5

1.7

 

7

1

0.3

3

1.0

5

1.7

4

1.3

5

1.7

6

2.0

2

0.7

3

1.0

 

8

2

0.7

5

1.7

3

1.0

2

0.7

2

0.7

2

0.7

1

0.4

2

0.7

 

9

0

0.0

0

0.0

1

0.3

0

0.0

1

0.3

0

0.0

.0

0.0

0

0.0

Total

 

299

100

299

100

299

100

299

100

299

100

299

100

274

100

299

100

  1. *A negative value reflects the selection of a new body image that is larger than the current body image. **25 women had no spouse or significant other.