Table 2.
Distribution of study sample by type of household asset and BMI
| Type of household asset | Percentage (%) in BMI category | Chi-Square P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal weight | Overweight | Obese | ||
| Recreation | ||||
| Television | 0.000 | |||
| Yes | 56.47 | 27.93 | 15.60 | |
| No | 77.59 | 17.32 | 5.09 | |
| DVD/VCD | 0.000 | |||
| Yes | 53.52 | 27.89 | 18.58 | |
| No | 73.00 | 20.23 | 6.78 | |
| Computer | 0.000 | |||
| Yes | 50.24 | 29.06 | 20.70 | |
| No | 68.72 | 21.92 | 9.36 | |
| Transportation | ||||
| Car/Truck | 0.000 | |||
| Yes | 58.68 | 23.06 | 18.26 | |
| No | 68.32 | 22.33 | 9.35 | |
| Motorcycle | 0.057 | |||
| Yes | 63.33 | 28.92 | 7.74 | |
| No | 67.74 | 21.99 | 10.27 | |
| Bicycle | 0.057 | |||
| Yes | 72.53 | 19.55 | 7.92 | |
| No | 65.35 | 23.60 | 11.05 | |
| Labour saving | ||||
| Refrigerator | 0.000 | |||
| Yes | 52.68 | 30.16 | 17.16 | |
| No | 74.09 | 18.93 | 6.98 | |
| Washing machine | 0.014 | |||
| Yes | 51.52 | 21.05 | 27.43 | |
| No | 67.60 | 22.41 | 9.99 | |
Source of data: Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 2008