Table 15 Age-adjusted percentage of men and women being overweight by income level, gender, age, ethnicity and location
Age/Ethnicity/ | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location/Region | Low | Middle | High | Low | Middle | High |
30 – 39 | 28 (0.001) | 34 (0.001) | 29 (0.001) | 27 (0.001) | 32 (0.001) | 27 (0.001) |
40 – 49 | 24 (0.001) | 42 (0.001) | 37 (0.001) | 39 (0.001) | 43 (0.001) | 33 (0.001) |
50 – 59 | 24 (0.001) | 40 (0.001) | 39 (0.001) | 45 (0.001) | 43 (0.001) | 31 (0.001) |
60 – 69 | 22 (0.001) | 37 (0.001) | 30 (0.001) | 33 (0.001) | 42 (0.001) | 36 (0.01) |
≥ 70 | 14 (0.001) | 18 (0.1) | 33 (0.1) | 15 (0.001) | 29 (0.1) | 31 (0.001) |
Malay | 26 (0.001) | 40 (0.001) | 43 (0.001) | 42 (0.001) | 36 (0.001) | 37 (0.001) |
Chinese | 27 (0.01) | 29 (0.001) | 19 (0.001) | 13 (0.1) | 12 (0.001) | 9 (0.01) |
Indian | 22 (0.1) | 34 (0.001) | 21 (0.01) | 18 (0.1) | 35 (0.001) | 31 (0.01) |
Others | 17 (0.001) | 37 (0.001) | 38 (0.1) | 18 (0.001) | 26 (0.001) | 20 (0.001) |
Urban | 32 (0.001) | 39 (0.001) | 38 (0.001) | 45 (0.001) | 42 (0.001) | 31 (0.001) |
Rural | 22 (0.001) | 39 (0.001) | 31 (0.001) | 32 (0.001) | 39 (0.001) | 42 (0.001) |
WPM | 37 (0.001) | 38 (0.001) | 23 (0.001) | 32 (0.001) | 42 (0.001) | 36 (0.001) |
EPM | 39 (0.001) | 42 (0.001) | 23 (0.001) | 40 (0.001) | 39 (0.001) | 31 (0.001) |
EM | 35 (0.001) | 39 (0.001) | 29 (0.001) | 29 (0.001) | 40 (0.001) | 37 (0.001) |