Table 5.
Pearson bivariate correlation of cardiometabolic risk factors among hospital staff at Sefwi-Wiawso Municipal Hospital.
| Parameter | BMI | SBP | DBP | FBS | TCH | TG | VLDL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.15 | 0.36∗∗ | 0.29∗∗ | 0.26∗∗ | −0.01 | 0.28∗∗ | 0.28∗∗ |
| BMI | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.21∗ | 0.28∗∗ | 0.24∗ | 0.24∗ | |
| SBP | 0.74∗∗ | 0.37∗∗ | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.08 | ||
| DBP | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | |||
| FBS | 0.19∗ | 0.32∗∗ | 0.31∗∗ | ||||
| TCH | 0.28∗∗ | 0.27∗∗ | |||||
| TG | 1∗∗ |
Data are presented as correlation coefficient of correlation. ∗p is significant at 0.05, ∗∗p is significant at 0.01, BMI: body mass index, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, FBS: fasting blood sugar, TCh: total cholesterol, TG: triglyceride, and VLDL: very low-density lipoprotein.