Table 1 Body mass index in relation to socio-demographic characteristics among Ghanaian women aged 19–49
Indicator | BMI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Underweight | Normal | Over-weight | Obese | |
<18.5 kg/m2 | 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 | 25.0–29.9 kg/m2 | ≥30.0 kg/m2 | |
Age (in years) | ||||
15–19 | 316 (13.8) | 1771 (77.1) | 178 (7.7) | 32 (1.4) |
20–24 | 236 (8.6) | 2081 (75.4) | 367 (13.3) | 76 (2.8) |
25–29 | 213 (7.6) | 1907 (67.7) | 524 (18.6) | 174 (6.2) |
30–34 | 151 (6.7) | 1403 (62.6) | 474 (21.2) | 213 (9.5) |
35–39 | 130 (6.8) | 1152 (59.9) | 398 (20.7) | 242 (12.6) |
40–44 | 100 (7.5) | 746 (55.9) | 291 (21.8) | 198 (14.8) |
45-49 | 84 (8.6) | 551 (56.1) | 209 (21.3) | 138 (14.1) |
Education | ||||
Higher education | 7 (1.9) | 171 (46.8) | 118 (32.3) | 69 (18.9) |
Secondary education | 459 (7.3) | 3921 (62.3) | 1296 (20.6) | 616 (9.8) |
Primary education | 336 (9.4) | 2439 (68.2) | 570 (15.9) | 230 (6.4) |
No education | 428 (10.4) | 3076 (74.7) | 456 (11.1) | 159 (3.9) |
Parity | ||||
1 | 195 (8.5) | 1616 (70.4) | 352 (15.3) | 133 (5.8) |
2 | 132 (6.2) | 1394 (65.2) | 437 (20.4) | 176 (8.2) |
3 | 131 (7.4) | 1125 (63.2) | 324 (18.2) | 199 (11.2) |
4 | 122 (8.1) | 928 (61.6) | 285 (18.9) | 172 (11.4) |
5 | 88 (7.9) | 727 (64.9) | 195 (17.4) | 111 (9.9) |
6 | 73 (8.5) | 581 (67.8) | 148 (17.3) | 55 (6.4) |
7 or more children | 135 (9.7) | 925 (66.7) | 223 (16.1) | 103 (7.4) |
Marital status | ||||
Never married | 359 (11.4) | 2285 (72.6) | 416 (13.2) | 86 (2.7) |
Currently married | 760 (7.6) | 6542 (65.8) | 1768 (17.8) | 869 (8.7) |
Formerly married | 111 (8.8) | 783 (61.8) | 256 (20.2) | 118 (9.3) |
Wealth index | ||||
Richest | 141 (4.5) | 1592 (51.2) | 863 (27.7) | 863 (27.7) |
Richer | 262 (8.6) | 2023 (66.4) | 517 (17.0) | 517 (17.0) |
Middle | 263 (9.2) | 2037 (71.1) | 410 (14.3) | 410 (14.3) |
Poorer | 254 (9.3) | 1962 (71.7) | 416 (15.2) | 416 (15.2) |
Poorest | 305 (12.1) | 1949 (77.1) | 220 (8.7) | 220 (8.7) |
Place of residence | ||||
Urban | 347 (5.8) | 3458 (57.4) | 1427 (23.7) | 788 (13.1) |
Rural | 883 (10.6) | 6153 (73.8) | 1013 (12.2) | 286 (3.4) |
Survey year | ||||
1993 | 202 (10.5) | 1475 (76.3) | 190 (9.8) | 65 (3.4) |
1998 | 225 (9.9) | 1659 (73.1) | 262 (11.5) | 123 (5.4) |
2003 | 439 (8.3) | 3508 (65.9) | 948 (17.8) | 426 (8.0) |
2008 | 364 (7.5) | 2968 (61.4) | 1040 (21.5) | 460 (9.5) |
Total Sample | 1230 (8.6) | 9610 (66.9) | 2440 (17.0) | 1074 (7.5) |