Table 1.
BMI distribution of the study sample and types of assets owned by their household
| Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|
| BMI category | |
| Normal weight | 67.48 |
| Overweight | 22.40 |
| Obese | 10.12 |
| Type of household asset (owned) | |
| Recreation | |
| Television | 47.85 |
| DVD/VCD | 28.33 |
| Computer | 6.71 |
| Transportation | |
| Car/Truck | 8.70 |
| Motorcycle | 5.91 |
| Bicycle | 29.69 |
| Labour saving | |
| Refrigerator | 30.89 |
| Washing machine | 0.75 |
| Household asset index | |
| Categorical | |
| 0 | 33.03 |
| 1 | 23.80 |
| 2 | 15.53 |
| 3 | 14.24 |
| 4 | 7.86 |
| 5 | 3.74 |
| 6 | 1.46 |
| 7 | 0.33 |
| Continuous (Mean) | 1.59 |
| Total N (weighted) | 4010 |
Source of data: Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 2008