… poses a health risk at the individual and population levels. … As derived anthropometric
measures (obesity and overweight)… with a reduction in the risk of type 2 diabetes(28). Another …

… Notable among these are diabetes (type 2), sleep disorders, … private) in Ghana; hence the
number of people working in these … Measures of central tendency such as means and standard …

… such as cardiovascular diseases, type II diabetes mellitus, kidney … In the year 2015, Ghana’s
population of the elderly aged 60 … Also with regards to total serum cholesterol measurement, …

… a greater risk of disability and premature death due to type 2 diabetes … as indirect measures
of abdominal obesity, and fat distributions … The use of WHR for central obesity [16], has also …

… population, 14–20 this study is aimed at assessing the prevalence of the components of the
metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetes … with serial BMI measurements. This approach cannot …

… to measure glycemic and lipid levels. Blood pressure and … In Ghana, 2.6% of the adult
population is estimated to have … of hypertriglyceridemia, general obesity, central obesity, and …

… , obesity is a well-known risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus and is associated with some
of the major risk … In addition, none of the people present at the time of measurement in The …

… -to-hip ratio (WHR) to measure obesity. Assessing the prevalence of … were also investigated
in this study population. … WHR is a better predictor of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes …

… It is projected that there will be 1.5 billion overweight people … , cardiovascular disease,
type 2 diabetes, gallstones, … The author also acknowledges Measure DHS for granting the …

… risk factors of obesity (using multiple measures) among older adults in Ghana and Nigeria. …
women and men in our population were at risk of abdominal obesity (using WC and WHR, …