Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population and prevalence of the variables
|
(i) |
|
| |
Mean (Std. Deviation) |
| Age (yrs) |
44.6 (8.9) |
| Height (m) |
1.64 (0.08) |
| Weight (Kg) |
78.8 (13.3) |
| BMI (Kg/m2) |
29.4 (5.2) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
138.9 (19.7) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
84.2 (12.2) |
| Length of stay in Netherlands (years) |
15.1 (7.0) |
|
(ii) |
|
| |
N (%) |
| Sex |
|
| Men |
100 (45.2%) |
| Women |
121 (54.8%) |
| Age groups |
|
| 18 – 39 |
60 (27.1) |
| 40 – 49 |
88 (39.8) |
| > 50 |
73 (33.0) |
| Education level |
|
| Primary |
35 (15.8) |
| Secondary |
116 (52.5) |
| University/Tertiary |
59 (26.7) |
| Religiousity, yes |
218 (98.6) |
| Christianity |
184 (83.2) |
| Islam |
4 (1.8) |
| Other |
31 (14.0) |
| Hypertension, overall |
116 (54.7) |
| High systolic blood pressure |
89 (42.8) |
| High diastolic blood pressure |
56 (27.6) |
| Anti-hypertensive medication, yes |
52 (24.5) |
| Experienced discrimination |
|
| Low level |
73 (33.2) |
| Moderate |
69 (31.4) |
| High |
78 (35.5) |
| Depressive symptoms |
|
| Minimal |
145 (70.7) |
| Mild |
41 (20.0) |
| Moderate |
19 (9.3) |
| Financial stress, overall |
77 (34.8) |
| Number of people in Ghana supporting financially (¶) |
4.5 (3.2) |
| Financial burden from Ghana, support > 3ppl from GH |
77 (52.7) |
| Smoking |
|
| Current smoker |
2 (0.9) |
| Ex-smoker |
10 (4.6) |
| Lack of adequate PA |
124 (56.1) |
| Overweight |
88 (41.5) |
| Obesity | 83 (39.2) |
(i) Characteristics of the study population in mean and their standard deviation.
(ii) Further characteristics of the study population and prevalence of the dependent and independent variables and covariates.
PA: physical activity.
BP: blood pressure.
(¶): mean (and standard deviation) of people in Ghana supporting financially.
Support > 3ppl from GH: support more than 3 people in Ghana.