Health of the corporate worker: health risk assessment among staff of a corporate organization in Ghana

Table 3 Measured Health indices of staff per staff category in the Corporate Organization, Accra, Ghana

Staff category		Measured Health indices
Staff category		Weight in kg	Height in cm	Body mass index of staff	Fasting blood sugar mmol/L	Total cholesterol mmol/L	HDL cholesterol mmol/L	Systolic blood pressure mmHg	Diastolic blood pressure mmHg
Junior staff N = 37	Mean ± SD	71.3 ± 12.4	169.6 ± 8.6	24.7 ± 3.7	4.6 ± 0.8	5.2 ± 1.3	1.2 ± 0.2	126.6 ± 13.5	88.6 ± 10.4
Senior staff N = 90	Mean ± SD	76.5 ± 14.5	166.8 ± 7.0	27.5 ± 4.9	5.0 ± 1.9	5.2 ± 0.8	1.2 ± 0.2	128.1 ± 17.2	85.3 ± 12.3
Management staff N = 34	Mean ± SD	82.2 ± 19.6	170.2 ± 5.4	28.3 ± 6.6	4.8 ± 1.1	5.2 ± 1.0	1.3 ± 0.6	128.7 ± 18.2	86.8 ± 10.3
Total N = 161	Mean ± SD	76.4 ± 15.7	168.2 ± 7.3	27.0 ± 5.1	4.9 ± 1.6	5.2 ± 1.0	1.2 ± 0.3	127.8 ± 16.4	86.3 ± 11.6

Normal range for Fasting Blood Sugar 4.1-5.9 mmol/L; Total Cholesterol < 5.2 mmol/L; HDL Cholesterol <1.0 mmol/L Low, >1.55 mmol/L High. BMI ranges: < 18.5 is underweight, 18.5-24.9 is normal weight, 25–29.9 is overweight and ≥ 30 is obesity

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