Table 2 Sociodemographic profiles of adults respondents, 18 years and above, NHMS 2015 (n = 19,959)
Variables | % (95%CI*) | |
|---|---|---|
Locality | Urban | 75.8 (74.8, 76.8) |
Rural | 24.2 (23.2, 25.2) | |
Sex | Male | 51.6 (50.7, 52.4) |
Female | 48.4 (47.6, 49.3) | |
Age-group (years) | 18–30 | 35.4 (34.2, 36.5) |
31–40 | 22.3 (21.3, 23.4) | |
41–50 | 17.3 (16.5, 18.1) | |
51–60 | 13.1 (12.5, 13.9) | |
≥61 | 11.9 (11.2, 12.6) | |
Ethnicity | Malay | 49.6 (46.9, 52.3) |
Chinese | 23.2 (20.9, 25.7) | |
Indian | 6.8 (5.8, 7.8) | |
Other Bumiputera | 10.9 (9.5, 12.6) | |
Others | 9.5 (8.0, 11.3) | |
Marital status | Single | 33.2 (32.2, 34.4) |
Married | 60.3 (59.2, 61.5) | |
Widow/Widower/divorcee | 6.4 (6.0, 6.9) | |
Household income | Poorest 20% | 11.7 (10.9, 12.6) |
Poor 20% | 17.0 (16.0, 18.1) | |
Middle income | 20.7 (19.5, 22.1) | |
Rich 20% | 21.9 (20.5, 23.3) | |
Richest 20% | 28.6 (26.9, 30.4) | |
Education level | No formal education /unclassified | 7.4 (6.7, 8.1) |
Completed Primary Education | 19.9 (18.9, 21.0) | |
Completed Secondary Education | 48.6 (47.3, 49.8) | |
Completed Tertiary Education | 24.1 (22.9, 25.4) | |
Diabetes mellitus | 17.5 (16.6, 18.3) | |
Hypertension | 30.3 (29.3, 31.2) | |
Hypercholesterolemia | 47.7 (46.5, 48.9) | |
Body mass index | Underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) | 6.7 (6.2, 7.3) |
Normal (BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 45.6 (44.5, 46.7) | |
Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2) | 30.0 (29.1, 31.0) | |
Obese (≥30.0 kg/m2) | 17.7 (16.9, 18.5) | |
Physical inactivity | 33.5 (32.4, 34.5) | |
Mental health problem | 29.2 (27.9, 30.5) | |
Current smoker | 22.8 (21.9,23.8) | |
Current drinker | 8.0 (7.1, 9.1) | |