Table 2.
Demographic and health status of participants
| N (%) (n = 230) | |
|---|---|
| Mean age ± SD (years) [range] | 68.2 ± 6.8 [50–90] |
| Female | 117 (50.9) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Chinese | 99 (43.0) |
| Malay | 71 (30.9) |
| Indian | 60 (26.1) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 10 (4.3) |
| Married | 177 (77.0) |
| Divorced | 3 (1.3) |
| Widowed | 40 (17.4) |
| Level of education | |
| None | 1 (0.4) |
| Primary (completed 6 years of education) | 24 (10.4) |
| Secondary (completed 12 years of education) | 126 (54.8) |
| Tertiary (completed at least 15 years of education) | 79 (34.3) |
| Currently working | 19 (8.3) |
| Religion | |
| Islam | 73 (31.7) |
| Buddhism | 59 (25.7) |
| Christian | 46 (20.0) |
| Hinduism | 42 (18.3) |
| Others | 10 (4.3) |
| Income per month | |
| <RM1000 ($250) | 82 (35.7) |
| RM1001-RM2000 ($251–$500) | 63 (27.4) |
| RM2001-RM3000 ($501–$750) | 36 (15.7) |
| RM3001-RM4000 ($751–$1000) | 23 (10.0) |
| RM4001-RM5000 ($1001–$1250) | 13 (5.7) |
| >RM5000 ($1250) | 13 (5.7) |
| Current living conditionsa | |
| With spouse | 154 (67.0) |
| With their children | 149 (64.8) |
| Alone | 14 (6.1) |
| With siblings | 8 (3.5) |
| With friends | 2 (0.9) |
| In a nursing home | 2 (0.9) |
| Self-rated health status | |
| Excellent | 2 (0.9) |
| Very good | 14 (6.1) |
| Good | 190 (82.6) |
| Poor | 24 (10.4) |
| Presence of co-morbidities | 206 (89.6) |
| Hypertension | 161 (70.0) |
| Diabetes | 98 (42.6) |
| Dyslipidaemia | 28 (12.2) |
amore than one answer may be selected; $ = US dollars