Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics of Study Respondents (n = 4096)
Variable | Frequency N (%) | Median (IQR) |
|---|---|---|
Age, years | Â | 45.0(34) |
Gender | ||
 Male | 1656 (40.5) |  |
 Female | 2429 (59.5) |  |
 Missing data | 11 |  |
Ethnicity | ||
 Malay | 1567 (49.6) |  |
 Chinese | 831 (26.3) |  |
 Indian | 683 (21.6) |  |
 Others | 80 (2.5) |  |
 Missing data | 935 |  |
Education Level | ||
 No formal education | 21 (3.3) |  |
 Primary school | 72 (11.3) |  |
 Secondary school | 270 (42.5) |  |
 College/University | 273 (42.9) |  |
  Missing data | 3460 |  |
Employment status | ||
 Unemployed | 156 (34.5) |  |
 Employed | 296 (65.5) |  |
 Missing data | 3644 |  |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 379 (54.1) |  |
 Single | 322 (45.9) |  |
 Missing data | 3395 |  |
Smoking | ||
 Yes | 203 (7.2) |  |
 No | 2594 (92.8) |  |
 Missing data | 1299 |  |
Alcohol | ||
 Never | 860 (30.7) |  |
 Once a week | 1935 (69.2) |  |
 Regularly | 2 (0.1) |  |
 Missing data | 1299 |  |
Personal History of Heart Attack | ||
 Yes | 134 (4.8) |  |
 No | 2663 (95.2) |  |
 Missing data | 1299 |  |
Personal History of Stroke | ||
 Yes | 64 (2.3) |  |
 No | 2733 (97.7) |  |
 Missing data | 1299 |  |
Diabetes | ||
 Yes | 444 (15.9) |  |
 No | 2353 (84.1) |  |
 Missing data | 1299 |  |
Hypertension | ||
 Yes | 894 (23.8) |  |
 No | 2868 (76.2) |  |
 Missing data | 334 |  |