Table 3 Sex distribution of WHR, Waist categories, WHtR, BP and RBS among Respondents
From: Nutritional status and Cardiometabolic health among adolescents; findings from southwestern Nigeria
Variable | Sex distribution | Total (%) | Statistics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Males (%) | Females (%) | |||
WHR | χ2 = 23.81c | |||
Normal | 118 (90.8) | 123 (67.2) | 241 (77.0) | df = 1 |
Abnormal | 12 (9.2) | 60 (32.8) | 72 (23.0) | p < 0.001a |
WHtR | χ2 = 4.01c | |||
Low | 125 (96.2) | 165 (90.2) | 290 (92.7) | df = 1 |
High | 5 (3.8) | 18 (9.8) | 23 (7.3) | p = 0.045a |
BP | χ2 = 4.59 c | |||
Normal | 96 (73.8) | 114 (62.3) | 210 (67.1) | df = 1 |
Elevated | 34 (26.2) | 69 (37.7) | 103 (32.9) | p = 0.032a |
bRBS (n = 179) | χ2 = 0.344 c | |||
Normal | 66 (95.7) | 107 (97.3) | 173 (96.6) | df = 1 |
Elevated | 3 (4.3) | 3 (2.7) | 6 (3.4) | p = 0.558 |