TABLE 1.
Summary table for demographics drawn from a population of young Singapore and Malaysia adults recruited from the Singapore/Malaysia Cross‐sectional Genetics Epidemiology Study (SMCGES) cohort.
| Demographic factor | Subset evaluated | Response | No response |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | 1081 (100%) | 3365 (100%) | 6883 (100%) |
| Mean age (years) ± SD | 26.15 ± 8.11 | 26.30 ± 6.92 | 27.47 ± 8.10 |
| Mean height (cm) ± SD | 166.03 ± 8.60 | 165.37 ± 8.69 | 165.99 ± 8.63 |
| Mean weight (kg) ± SD | 60.96 ± 12.60 | 60.86 ± 13.27 | 61.00 ± 12.37 |
| BMI (kg/m2) ± SD | 22.02 ± 3.99 | 22.19 ± 4.93 | 22.04 ± 3.69 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 420 (38.85%) | 1227 (36.46%) | 2862 (41.58%) |
| Female | 661 (61.15%) | 2138 (63.54%) | 4021 (58.42%) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Chinese | 1081 (100%) | 2885 (85.74%) | 5727 (83.20%) |
| Total monthly family income per capita | |||
| Low | 117 (10.82%) | 386 (11.47%) | 1460 (21.21%) |
| Moderate | 275 (25.44%) | 774 (23.00%) | 2083 (30.26%) |
| High | 226 (20.91%) | 792 (23.54%) | 1430 (20.78%) |
| Very high | 446 (41.26%) | 1396 (41.49%) | 1669 (24.25%) |
| Missing/Invalid | 17 (1.57%) | 17 (0.51%) | 241 (3.50%) |
| Housing | |||
| Public housing | 664 (61.42%) | 1794 (53.31%) | 3630 (52.74%) |
| Condominium/private apartment | 320 (29.60%) | 852 (25.32%) | 1545 (22.45%) |
| Landed property | 76 (7.03%) | 698 (20.74%) | 1415 (20.56%) |
| Missing/invalid | 21 (1.94%) | 21 (0.62%) | 293 (4.26%) |
Note: The values after ± are standard deviation values. Missing/Invalid refers to responses that are either left blank or otherwise invalid. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; cm, centimetres; m2, squared metres; kg, kilograms; SD, Standard deviation.