Table 1 Demographics of study population
Demographics | Overall (%) [N = 240] | National HDB data [26] (%) |
|---|---|---|
Median Age | 41.5 | 39 |
Interquartile Range | 32-52 | |
Gender | ||
Female | 122 (50.8) | (51.2) |
Marital Status | ||
Married | 184 (76.7) | (76.5) |
Ethnicity | ||
Chinese | 159 (66.3) | (73.5) |
Malay | 30 (12.5) | (15.6) |
Indian | 32 (13.3) | (8.9) |
Others | 19 (7.9) | (2) |
Citizenship | ||
Singaporean | 182 (75.8) | (82) |
Education Ɨ | ||
Post-Secondary | 120 (50) | (51.4) |
Occupation | ||
Employed | 158 (65.8) | (64) |
Household members | ||
<3 | 37 (15.4) | (28.8) |
3-5 | 145 (60.4) | (63.8) |
>5 | 58 (24.2) | (18.4) |
At least 1 Child <5 Years Old | 55 (22.9) | (5.1) |
Residence | ||
2-3 Room | 29 (12.1) | (23.7) |
4 Room | 133 (55.4) | (41.1) |
5 Room-Executive | 78 (32.5) | (35.2) |
Diabetes | 11 (4.6) | (11.3)+ |
Hypertension | 34 (14.2) | (23.5)+ |
Asthma | 4 (1.67) | - |
Allergy | 9 (3.8) | - |
Smoker | 48 (20) | (14.3)+ |
Diarrhoea* # | 60 (25) | - |
Flu*^ | 73 (30.4) | - |