There are errors in the Hip circumference and Waist circumference values in Table 1. Please see the corrected Table 1 below.
Table 1. Gender comparison of socio-demographic variables, food intake, exercise level, sleep duration, fasting blood glucose levels, blood pressure measurements and anthropometric variables.
| Variables | Men | Women | Total | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 846, 46%) | (n = 993, 54%) | (N = 1839) | Men vs women | |
| Age (years) | 50 ± 6.0 | 52 ± 6.0 | 51 ± 6.0 | <0.001 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Kassena | 439 (51.89) | 516 (51.96) | 955 (51.93) | |
| Nankana | 392 (46.34) | 401 (40.38) | 793 (43.12) | <0.001 |
| Minority ethnic groups | 15 (1.77) | 76 (7.65) | 91 (4.95) | |
| Educational status | ||||
| No formal education | 517 (61.11) | 768 (77.34) | 1285 (69.87) | |
| Primary | 192 (22.70) | 161 (16.21) | 353 (19.20) | <0.001 |
| Secondary | 111 (13.12) | 55 (5.54) | 166 (9.03) | |
| Tertiary | 26 (3.07) | 9 (0.91) | 35 (1.90) | |
| Employment status | ||||
| Unemployed | 292 (34.52) | 390 (39.27) | 682 (37.09) | |
| Employed | 554 (65.48) | 603 (60.73) | 1157 (62.91) | <0.001 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Currently married | 717 (84.75) | 632 (63.65) | 1349 (73.36) | |
| Currently unmarried | 129 (15.25) | 361 (36.35) | 490 (26.64) | |
| Household SES categories | ||||
| Poorest | 129 (15.25) | 204 (20.54) | 333 (18.11) | |
| Very poor | 139 (16.43) | 192 (19.34) | 331 (18.00) | |
| Poor | 154 (18.20) | 194 (19.54) | 348 (18.92) | |
| Less poor | 203 (24.00) | 227 (22.86) | 430 (23.38) | |
| Least poor | 221 (26.12) | 176 (17.72) | 397 (21.59) | |
| Fruit Intake (servings/day) | 1.01 ± 1.63 | 1.10 ± 1.69 | 1.06 ± 1.63 | 0.293 |
| Vegetable Intake(servings/day) | 3.43 ± 1.46 | 3.24 ± 1.51 | 3.33 ± 1.49 | 0.006 |
| Vendor meals (times/week) | 1.17 ± 1.68 | 0.79 ± 1.31 | 0.97 ± 1.50 | <0.001 |
| MVPA(hours/week) | 40.07 ± 28.78 | 29.84 ± 27.72 | 34.55 ± 28.66 | <0.001 |
| Sleeping (hours/night) | 7.71 ± 1.34 | 8.28 ± 1.32 | 8.02 ± 1.36 | <0.001 |
| Fasting blood glucose(mmol/l) | 4.47 ± 0.76 | 4.61 ± 0.86 | 4.55 ± 0.82 | <0.001 |
| SBP(mmHg) | 124.97 ± 20.44 | 123.28 ± 22.55 | 124.06 ± 21.61 | 0.094 |
| DBP(mmol/l) | 77.03 ± 12.86 | 77.12 ± 12.59 | 77.13 ± 12.72 | 0.760 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 20.87 ± 3.15 | 22.28 ± 3.85 | 21.63 ± 3.61 | <0.001 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 84.1 ± 7.9 | 89.3 ± 9.9 | 86.9 ± 9.4 | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 73.3 ± 8.1 | 76.8 ± 9.5 | 75.2 ± 9.1 | <0.001 |
| Visceral fat (cm) | 4.18 ± 1.21 | 3.54 ± 1.12 | 3.83 ± 1.20 | <0.001 |
| Subcutaneous fat (cm) | 0.78 ± 0.38 | 1.15 ± 0.54 | 0.98 ± 0.51 | <0.001 |
Data is given as mean ± SD or n (%)
There is an error in reference 14. The correct reference is: Asare-Anane H, Bawah AT, Osa-Andrews B, Adanu R, Ofori EK, Tagoe, Bani S A, Ateko EA R O, AK Nyarko. Lipid Profile In Ghanaian Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Int J Sci Technol Res. 2013;2(4):168–75.
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