Table 1 Characteristics of study participants stratified by gender
From: Construct validity of the Suboptimal Health Status Questionnaire-25 in a Ghanaian population
Variable | Male (n = 96) | Female (n = 167) | Statistic | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) (n = 262) | 51.95 ± 11.99 | 50.97 ± 12.45 | 7742.5u | 0.7027 |
BMI | 43.149^ | < 0.001 | ||
Underweight | 7 (7.4) | 5 (3.0) | ||
Normal weight | 58 (61.1) | 50 (29.9) | ||
Overweight | 28 (29.5) | 58 (34.7) | ||
Obese | 2 (2.1) | 54 (32.3) | ||
Education | 24.47^ | < 0.001 | ||
Tertiary | 25 (26.3) | 10 (6) | ||
Senior high school | 25 (26.3) | 57 (34.3) | ||
Junior high school | 33 (34.7) | 58 (34.9) | ||
Lower primary | 6 (6.3) | 25 (15.1) | ||
No formal education | 6 (6.3) | 16 (9.6) | ||
Occupation | 19.53^ | 0.0020 | ||
Employed | 73 (76.8) | 110 (66.3) | ||
Retired | 11 (11.6) | 10 (6.0) | ||
Keeping house | 1 (1.1) | 16 (9.6) | ||
Unemployed | 0 (0) | 15 (9) | ||
Informal | 10 (10.5) | 15 (9) | ||
T2DM history | 2.55^ | 0.2790 | ||
Yes | 39 (41.1) | 78 (47.3) | ||
Clinical data | ||||
WHtR | 0.51 ± 0.06 | 0.58 ± 0.08 | 3833u | < 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.15 ± 3.51 | 27.30 ± 5.24 | 4179.5u | < 0.001 |
SBP (mmHg) | 146.99 ± 26.96 | 141.58 ± 22.18 | 7248u | 0.2230 |
DBP (mmHg) | 81.94 ± 15.71 | 85.67 ± 13.46 | 6670.5u | 0.0281 |
FPG (mmol/l) | 5.73 ± 0.75 | 5.87 ± 0.99 | 7306.5u | 0.3329 |