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) |