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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents

From: Sociodemographic factors associated with multiple cardiovascular risk factors among Malaysian adults

Characteristics

Overall (n = 2572)

Men (n = 1044)

Women (n = 1528)

n

%

n

%

n

%

Residential area

      

 Rural

1277

49.7

534

51.1

743

48.6

 Urban

1295

50.3

510

48.9

785

51.4

Ethnicity

      

 Malay

1425

55.4

580

55.6

845

55.3

 Chinese

461

17.9

186

17.8

275

18.0

 Indian

231

9.0

80

7.7

151

9.9

 Others

455

17.7

198

19.0

257

16.8

Age group

      

 25-34

610

23.7

229

21.9

381

24.9

 35-44

738

28.7

277

26.5

461

30.2

 45-54

747

29.0

313

30.0

434

28.4

 55-64

477

18.5

225

21.6

252

16.5

Marital status

      

 Single

215

8.4

108

10.3

107

7.0

 Married

2229

86.7

917

87.8

1312

85.9

 Divorced/widowed

128

4.9

19

1.8

109

7.2

Education attainment

      

 No formal education

257

10.0

66

6.3

191

12.5

 Primary school

778

30.2

316

30.3

462

30.2

 Secondary school

1203

46.8

521

49.9

682

44.6

 Tertiary

334

13.0

141

13.5

193

12.6

Occupation

      

 Public sector worker

266

10.3

157

15.0

109

7.1

 Private sector employee

565

22.0

345

33.0

220

14.4

 Self employed

627

24.4

399

38.2

228

14.9

 Housewife

822

32.0

-

-

822

53.8

 Others

292

11.3

143

13.7

149

9.8

Monthly income level

      

 Low (<RM 1000)

1206

48.8

483

46.8

723

50.2

 Middle (RM 1000-RM3999)

1085

43.9

467

45.3

618

42.9

 High (≥RM 4000)

180

7.3

81

7.9

99

6.9