An evaluation of Eating Pattern and Nutritional Status of Police Personnel in the Tamale Metropolis in Ghana

Table 4.

Distribution of Variables Related To The Nutritional Status OfRespondents, Tamale Metropolis. 2020 (N=384)

Variable

Frequency(n)

Percentage (%)

BMI (Kg/m2)

 

 

Underweight

31

8.1

Normal

253

65.9

Overweight

77

20.1

Obese

23

6

Waist circumference (cm)

 

 

No risk

296

77.1

Increased risk

88

22.9

WHR (cm)

 

 

No risk

279

72.7

Increased risk

105

27.3

Data are presented as n, %; BMI=Body Mass Index; WHR=Waist-to-Hip Ratio; Source: Field survey, 2019

Data are presented as n, %; BMI=Body Mass Index; WHR=Waist-to-Hip Ratio; Source: Field survey, 2019