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Table 4 High risk groups among each staff category in the Corporate Organization, Accra, Ghana

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

Staff category

Overweight/obesity BMI > 29.9

Fasting blood sugar > 5.9 mmol/L

Total cholesterol ≥ 5.2 mmol/L

Systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg

Diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Junior staff N = 37

16 (43.2)

3 (8.1)

17 (45.9)

6 (16.2)

25 (67.6)

Senior staff N = 90

63 (70)

13 (14.4)

47 (52.2)

29 (32.2)

50 (55.6)

Management staff N = 34

24 (70.6)

4 (11.8)

15 (44.1)

10 (29.4)

22 (64.7)

Total N = 161

103 (63.8)

20 (12.4)

79 (49.1)

45 (28)

97 (60.2)