Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the control group and the TDM group

Demographics	Control group (n=56) N (%)	TDM group (n=10) N (%)	p value
Age* (years)
18–25	2 (3.6)	1 (10.0)	0.316
26–35	6 (10.7)	0 (0.0)
36–45	8 (14.3)	1 (10.0)
46–55	9 (16.1)	4 (40.0)
>55	31 (55.4)	4 (40.0)
Total	56 (100.0)	10 (100.0)
Mean±SD	54.9±15.4	54.0±16.6
Median	57.5	51.5
Range	20–84	24–87
Gender†
Male	41 (73.2)	3 (30.0)	0.008
Female	15 (26.8)	7 (70.0)
Total	56 (100)	10 (100)
Ethnic group†
Malay	37 (66.1)	8 (80.0)	0.309
Chinese	5 (8.9)	1 (10.0)
Indian	13 (23.2)	1 (10.0)
Others	1 (1.8)	0 (0.0)
Total	56 (100)	10 (100)

^*Kruskal-Wallis test,

^†chi-square test