Table 1 Demographic characteristics
Demographic characteristics | |
|---|---|
All subjects (n, %) | 11,288 (100) |
Mean age in years (±SD) | 53.02 (±10.9) |
Gender (n, %) | |
 Male | 4943 (43.8) |
 Female | 6345 (56.2) |
Location (n a, %) | |
 Urban | 5857 (51.9) |
 Rural | 5410 (48.1) |
Age (years) (n, %) | |
 30–39 | 1233 (10.9) |
 40–49 | 3336 (29.6) |
 50–59 | 3606 (31.9) |
 ≥60 | 3113 (27.6) |
Ethnicity (n, %) | |
 Malay | 8188 (72.5) |
 Chinese | 1214 (10.8) |
 Indian | 327 (2.9) |
 Indigenous group | 1559 (13.8) |
Education attainment (n a, %) | |
 No formal education | 1566 (15.3) |
 Primary | 2766 (27.0) |
 Secondary | 3929 (38.4) |
 Tertiary | 1980 (19.3) |
Smoking status (n a, %) | |
 Non smoker | 8014 (75.6) |
 Current smoker | 1367 (12.9) |
 Ex-smoker | 1224 (11.5) |
Body Mass Index (n a, %) | |
 Underweight | 392 (3.7) |
 Normal | 2493 (23.3) |
 Overweight | 4144 (38.7) |
 Obese  | 3670 (34.3) |