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Table 5 Classification of nutritional status using and comparison of risk level to CVDs using BFP, VFL, WC, and WHR against BMI, N = 68 (M = 29, F = 39), Gondar, Ethiopia

From: High prevalence of overweight, obesity, and hypertension with increased risk to cardiovascular disorders among adults in northwest Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

 

BMI

Underweight N (%)

Normal N (%)

Over weight N (%)

Obese N (%)

Total N (%)

BFP* Normal

1 (50)

9 (27.3)

0

0

10 (14.7)

Overweight

1 (50)

14 (42.4)

10 (45.5)

3 (27.3)

28 (41.2)

Obese

0

10 (30.3)

12 (54.5)

8 (72.7)

30 (44.1)

Total N (%)

2 (2.9)

33 (48.5)

22 (32.4)

11 (16.2)

68 (100)

VFL** Low risk

2 (100)

29 (87.9)

8 (36.4)

1 (9.1)

40 (58.8)

Increased risk

0

4 (12.1)

11 (50)

2 (18.2)

17 (25)

Very increased risk

0

0

3 (13.6)

8 (72.7)

11 (16.2)

Total

2 (2.9)

33 (48.5)

22 (32.4)

11 (16.2)

68 (100)

WC (cm)*** Low risk

2 (100)

14 (42.4)

2 (9.1)

0

18 (26.5)

Increased risk

0

8 (24.3)

7 (31.8)

0

15 (22)

Substantially increased risk

0

11 (33.3)

13 (59.1)

11 (100)

35 (51.5)

Total N (%)

2 (2.9)

33 (48.5)

22 (32.4)

11 (16.2)

68 (100)

WHR**** Low risk

2 (100)

8 (24.4)

7 (31.8)

1 (9.1)

18 (26.5)

Increased risk

0

25 (75.6)

15 (68.2)

10 (90.9)

50 (73.5)

Total

2 (2.9)

33 (48.5)

22 (32.4)

11 (16.2)

68 (100)

WHtR***** Low risk

2 (100)

6 (18.2)

0

0

8 (11.8)

Increased risk

0

22 (66.7)

13 (59.1)

0

35 (51.5)

Substantially increased risk

0

5 (15.1)

9 (40.9)

11 (100)

25 (36.8)

Total N (%)

2 (2.9)

33 (48.5)

22 (32.4)

11 (16.2)

68 (100)

  1. *Pearson’s Chi Square = 15.65, P = 0.016 , **Pearson’s chi square = 47.71, P = 0.000, ***Pearson’s, chi square = 24.99, P = 0.000, ****Pearson’s chi square = 7.67, P = 0.053, *****Pearson’s chi square = 43.69, P = 0.000.
  2. BFP = Body fat percentage, BMI = body mass index, WC = waist circumference, WHR = waist-to-hip ratio, WHtR = Waist-to-height ratio, VFL = visceral fat level, CVDs = cardiovascular disorders, N = number, M = male, F = female.