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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics (N = 858) of participants

From: Vitamin D level and its association with adiposity among multi-ethnic adults in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: a cross sectional study

Characteristic

N (Weighted %)

Districts

 

 Bangsar

236 (28.2)

 Keramat

255 (21.1)

 Pudu

253 (24.8)

 Sentul

114 (25.9)

Gender

 

 Male

77 (9.1)

 Female

781 (90.9)

Age (years)

 

  < 30

137 (15.9)

 30–39

279 (31.6)

 40–49

293 (34.9)

  ≥ 50

149 (17.6)

Ethnicity

 

 Malay

660 (76.9)

 Chinese

125 (16.4)

 Indian

63 (8.3)

 Others

10 (0.4)

Religion

 

 Islam

666 (75.3)

 Buddhist

99 (12.8)

 Hindu

53 (6.8)

 Christian

34 (4.5)

 Others

6 (0.5)

Marital statusb

 

 Single

103 (14.6)

 Married

611 (84.0)

 Divorced/Widowed

14 (1.4)

Body mass index (kg/m2)a

 

 Underweight (<17.5)

32 (4.1)

 Normal (17.5–22.9)

316 (36.4)

 Overweight (23.0–27.9)

207 (24.2)

 Obese (≥28.0)

303 (35.3)

  1. a Classification according to World Health Organization for Asians
  2. b N = 728