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Table 9 Age-adjusted percentage of men and women being overweight by education level, gender, age, ethnicity and location

From: Cardiovascular disease risk factors and socioeconomic variables in a nation undergoing epidemiologic transition

Age/Ethnicity/

Men

Women

Location/Region

University

Technical

Secondary

Primary

None

University

Technical

Secondary

Primary

None

30 – 39

40 (0.001)

30 (0.01)

31 (0.001)

23 (0.001)

14 ( 0.1)

29 (0.001)

14 (0.001)

34 (0.001)

27 (0.001)

19 (0.01)

40 – 49

38 (0.001)

47 (0.001)

34 (0.001)

31 (0.001)

19 (0.001)

34 (0.001)

26 (0.001)

43 (0.001)

41 (0.001)

27 (0.001)

50 – 59

35 (0.001)

40 (0.001)

38 (0.001)

27 (0.001)

20 (0.001)

39 (0.001)

20 (0.001)

45 (0.001)

44 (0.001)

28 (0.001)

60 – 69

29 (0.001)

17 (0.1)

32 (0.001)

26 (0.001)

12 (0.001)

40 (0.001)

11 (0.001)

44 (0.001)

43 (0.001)

21 (0.001)

≥ 70

25 (0.05)

20 (0.001)

26 (0.001)

16 (0.001)

11 (0.001)

29 (0.001)

30 (0.001)

32 (0.01)

31 (0.001)

11 (0.001)

Malay

21 (0.001)

27 (0.001)

16 (0.001)

13 (0.001)

6 (0.001)

19 (0.001)

9 (0.001)

28 (0.001)

24 (0.001)

18 (0.001)

Chinese

9 (0.001)

11 ( 0.05 )

9 (0.001)

7 (0.001)

2 ( 0.1)

6 (0.001)

10 (0.001)

9 (0.001)

15 (0.001)

14 (0.001)

Indian

13 (0.001)

16 ( 0.1)

15 (0.001)

20 (0.001)

8 ( 0.1)

17 (0.001)

20 (0.001)

17 (0.001)

34 (0.001)

34 (0.01)

Others

13 (0.05)

14 ( 0.1)

15 (0.001)

9 (0.001)

4 (0.001)

12 (0.001)

14 (0.001)

13 (0.001)

12 (0.001)

9 (0.001)

Urban

18 (0.001)

22 (0.001)

15 (0.001)

14 (0.001)

9 (0.001)

17 (0.001)

6 (0.001)

24 (0.001)

24 (0.001)

20 (0.001)

Rural

18 (0.001)

23 (0.001)

14 (0.001)

11 (0.001)

3 (0.001)

14 (0.001)

10 (0.001)

23 (0.001)

21 (0.001)

12 (0.001)

WPM

37 (0.001)

38 (0.001)

34 (0.001)

26 (0.001)

5 (0.001)

35 (0.001)

18 (0.001)

42 (0.001)

41 (0.001)

22 (0.001)

EPM

33 (0.001)

31 (0.001)

34 (0.001)

24 (0.001)

7 (0.001)

29 (0.001)

19 (0.001)

41 (0.001)

40 (0.001)

18 (0.001)

EM

34 (0.001)

38 ( 0.1)

41 (0.001)

28 (0.001)

5 (0.001)

31 (0.001)

20 (0.001)

41 (0.001)

43 (0.001)

29 (0.001)

  1. Note: Figures in parentheses refer to p-values.