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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population by sex

From: The association of physical activity, body mass index and the blood pressure levels among urban poor youth in Accra, Ghana

  

SEX

 

All

Male

Female

P-value

 

(n = 201)

(n = 88)

(n = 113)

 

Age N (%)

   

0.086

 15-17

39 (19.4)

23 (26.1)

16 (14.2)

 

 18-20

67 (33.3)

25 (28.4)

42 (37.2)

 

 21-24

95 (47.3)

40 (45.5)

55 (48.7)

 

Mean

20.04

19.7

20.4

 

Std. deviation

2.667

2.754

2.570

 

Education N (%)

   

0.002

 No education

8 (4.0)

1 (1.1)

7 (6.2)

 

 Primary

46 (22.9)

11 (12.5)

35 (31.0)

 

 Middle/JHS

86 (42.8)

44 (50.0)

42 (37.2)

 

 Secondary +

61 (30.3)

32 (36.4)

29 (25.7)

 

Alcohol-use N (%)

   

0.198

 Never drinker

98 (48.8)

21 (23.9)

56 (49.6)

 

 Former drinker

46 (22.9)

25 (28.4)

21 (18.6)

 

 Current drinker

57 (28.9)

42 (42.7)

36 (31.9)

 

Smoked tobacco N (%)

   

0.181

 Never smoked

172 (85.6)

72 (81.8)

100 (88.5)

 

 Ever smoked

29 (14.4)

16 (18.2)

13 (11.5)

 

Locality N (%)

   

0.579

 Agbogbloshie

36 (17.9)

14 (15.9)

22 (19.5)

 

 James Town

43 (21.4)

17 (19.3)

26 (23.0)

 

 Ussher Town

122 (60.7)

57 (64.8)

65 (57.5)

 

Employment status N (%)

   

0.002

 Unemployed

93 (46.3)

30 (34.1)

63 (55.8)

 

 Employed

108 (53.7)

58 (65.9)

50 (44.2)