Table 1 Characteristics of the study population, Malaysia, April-June 2011
Socio-demographics | Male | Female | All | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | N (%) | n | N (%) | n | N (%) | |
8536 | 51.1 | 9695 | 48.9 | 18231 | 100 | |
Locality | ||||||
Urban | 4874 | 73.0 | 5730 | 73.3 | 10604 | 73.1 |
Rural | 3662 | 27.0 | 3965 | 26.7 | 7627 | 26.9 |
Age | ||||||
18-24 | 1445 | 20.3 | 1448 | 20.1 | 2893 | 20.2 |
25-34 | 1889 | 26.7 | 2097 | 25.7 | 3986 | 26.2 |
35-44 | 1643 | 19.9 | 2000 | 20.2 | 3643 | 20.0 |
45-54 | 1620 | 16.4 | 1862 | 16.0 | 3482 | 16.2 |
55-64 | 1159 | 10.0 | 1301 | 10.2 | 2460 | 10.1 |
65 and above | 780 | 6.7 | 987 | 7.8 | 1767 | 7.3 |
Ethnicity | ||||||
Malay | 4858 | 48.5 | 5532 | 51.0 | 10390 | 49.8 |
Chinese | 1666 | 25.9 | 1856 | 25.0 | 3522 | 25.4 |
Indian | 651 | 6.8 | 808 | 7.3 | 1459 | 7.0 |
Others | 1361 | 18.8 | 1499 | 16.8 | 2860 | 17.8 |
Educational Level | ||||||
Primary | 2106 | 22.1 | 2263 | 20.8 | 4369 | 21.4 |
Secondary | 4091 | 48.6 | 4191 | 45.6 | 8282 | 47.1 |
Tertiary | 1825 | 23.7 | 2040 | 23.9 | 3865 | 23.8 |
No formal education | 514 | 5.6 | 1201 | 9.7 | 1715 | 7.6 |
Household Income/montha | ||||||
Less than RM2000 | 3102 | 32.3 | 4038 | 38.4 | 7140 | 35.3 |
RM2000-RM2999 | 1526 | 17.5 | 1562 | 16.1 | 3088 | 16.8 |
RM3000-RM3999 | 1172 | 14.0 | 1236 | 13.2 | 2408 | 13.6 |
At least RM4000 | 2736 | 36.2 | 2859 | 32.4 | 5595 | 34.3 |
Employment Status | ||||||
Government/semi-government | 1075 | 12.3 | 1073 | 10.4 | 2148 | 11.4 |
Private | 3389 | 51.0 | 2308 | 33.9 | 5697 | 42.7 |
Self-employed | 2376 | 27.4 | 1243 | 13.2 | 3619 | 20.5 |
Homemaker/unpaid worker | 100 | 1.3 | 3094 | 33.9 | 3194 | 17.1 |
Retiree | 789 | 8.1 | 949 | 8.6 | 1738 | 8.3 |
Marital Status | ||||||
Single | 2356 | 32.9 | 1875 | 24.0 | 4231 | 28.6 |
Married | 5954 | 65.2 | 6554 | 65.6 | 12508 | 65.4 |
Widow/Widower/Divorcee | 216 | 1.9 | 1254 | 10.4 | 1470 | 6.0 |
BMI Status | ||||||
Underweight | 638 | 8.4 | 639 | 8.2 | 1277 | 8.3 |
Normal | 3833 | 48.0 | 3797 | 46.4 | 7630 | 47.2 |
Overweight | 2538 | 30.9 | 2615 | 27.8 | 5153 | 29.4 |
Obese | 1021 | 12.7 | 1729 | 17.6 | 2750 | 15.1 |
Smoking Status | ||||||
Current smoker | 3973 | 46.9 | 160 | 1.9 | 4133 | 25 |
Non-current smoker | 4510 | 53.1 | 9430 | 98.1 | 13940 | 75 |
Physical Activity Level | ||||||
Low | 2581 | 30.1 | 3899 | 40.4 | 6480 | 35.2 |
Moderate | 2729 | 32.5 | 3898 | 41.2 | 6627 | 36.7 |
High | 3122 | 37.4 | 1841 | 18.4 | 4963 | 28.1 |
Hypertension | ||||||
Yes | 3130 | 33.7 | 3570 | 31.6 | 6700 | 32.7 |
No | 5330 | 66.3 | 6068 | 68.4 | 11398 | 67.3 |
Diabetes | ||||||
Yes | 1555 | 15.8 | 1647 | 14.5 | 3202 | 15.2 |
No | 6754 | 84.2 | 7826 | 85.5 | 14580 | 84.8 |