Table 2.
Association of socio-demographic factors and body mass index (BMI) among the respondents (n = 891)
| Profile of the respondents | Obese BMI ≥ 30 n(%) | Non-Obese BMI < 30 n(%) | p value | OR | 95% CI |
| Age | |||||
| 20–49 years | 112(15.3) | 621(84.7) | 0.013* | 0.65 | 0.47–0.91 |
| 50–59 years | 37(23.4) | 121(76.6) | |||
| Race | |||||
| Malay | 95(19.4) | 394(80.6) | 0.001* | ||
| Chinese | 11(6.2) | 166 (93.8) | |||
| Indian | 40(19.0) | 170(81.0) | |||
| Others | 3(20.0) | 12(80.0) | |||
| Religion | |||||
| Muslim | 97(19.4) | 404(80.6) | 0.002* | ||
| Buddhist | 8(5.3) | 142(94.7) | |||
| Christian | 7(17.5) | 33(82.5) | |||
| Hindu | 36(18.3) | 161(81.7) | |||
| Others | 1(33.3) | 2(61.7) | |||
| School | |||||
| Yes | 134(16.0) | 704(84.0) | 0.020* | 0.57 | 0.36–0.89 |
| No | 15(28.3) | 38(71.7) | |||
| Education level | |||||
| Formal education | 134(16.0) | 705(84.0) | 0.016* | 0.55 | 0.35–0.87 |
| No formal education | 15(28.8) | 37(71.2) | |||
| Occupation | |||||
| Yes | 54(15.1) | 303(84.9) | 0.296 | 0.85 | 0.63–1.16 |
| No | 95(17.8) | 439(82.2) | |||
| Total family income | |||||
| < RM 500 | 108(17.9) | 497(82.1) | 0.189 | 1.25 | 0.89–1.73 |
| ≥ RM 500 | 41(14.3) | 245(85.7) | |||
| Marital Status | |||||
| Yes | 139(18.6) | 607(81.4) | 0.001* | 2.70 | 1.50–5.01 |
| No | 10(6.9) | 135(93.1) |
* p < 0.05 = significant