From: Cross-sectional dietary deficiencies among a prison population in Papua New Guinea
Characteristic | Prisoners n=148a | Guards n=13a | P b |
---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
Age (years) | 31.0 (7.93) | 47.3 (10.2) | <0.001 |
Height (cm) | 164 (6.83) | 167 (4.27) | 0.112 |
Weight (kg) | 60.6 (6.92) | 75.8 (14.1) | <0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.5 (2.25) | 27.1 (5.22) | <0.001 |
Time incarceration at Beon (months) | 24.7 (27.9) | - | Â |
 | n (%) | n (%) |  |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â |
 Current | 103 (71) | 3 (23) | <0.001 |
 Past | 31 (21) | 0 (0) |  |
 Never | 12 (8.2) | 10 (77) |  |
Tobacco use | Â | Â | Â |
 None | 43 (29) | 9 (75) |  |
 <1 cigarette/day | 48 (33) | 0 (0) | 0.001 |
 1-10 cigarettes/day | 46 (32) | 1 (8.3) |  |
 ≥10 cigarettes/day | 9 (6.2) | 2 (17) |  |
Alcohol status | Â | Â | Â |
 Current | 19 (13) | 8 (62) | <0.001 |
 Past | 115 (79) | 0 (0) |  |
 Never | 12 (8.2) | 5 (38) |  |
Alcohol consumption | Â | Â | Â |
 None | 128 (90) | 5 (38) |  |
 <1 unit/day | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | <0.001 |
 1-2 units/day | 2 (1.4) | 2 (15) |  |
 ≥3 units/day | 12 (8.4) | 6 (46) |  |