Table 1. Characteristic and Health Profile of the respondents (n=738).
| Variables | Frequency, n (%) |
| Total cholesterol | |
| ≤4.8 mmol/L | 226 (30.6) |
| >4.8 mmol/L | 512 (69.4) |
| TGL | |
| ≤1.7 mmol/L | 345 (46.7) |
| >1.7 mmol/L | 393 (53.3) |
| LDL | |
| ≤2.6 mmol/L | 145 (19.6) |
| >2.6 mmol/L | 593 (80.4) |
| HDL | |
| >1.1 mmol/L | 490 (66.4) |
| ≤1.1 mmol/L | 248 (33.6) |
| Present of coronary artery disease | |
| Yes | 12 (1.6) |
| No | 726 (98.4) |
| Smoker | |
| Yes | 6 (0.8) |
| No | 732 (99.2) |
| Visual loss | |
| Normal 6/6 | 298 (40.4) |
| Mild 6/9 to 6/12 | 334 (45.3) |
| Moderate 6/18 to 6/60 | 106 (14.3) |
| Severe visual loss <6/60 | 0 (0) |