TABLE 1.
Patients' demographic characteristics in control and intervention arms
| Characteristic | Patient arms |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 914) | Control (n = 457) | Intervention (n= 457) | |
| Age (yr) (median [IQR])a | 35 (28–45) | 35 (28–45) | 36 (28–44) |
| Male sex (n [%]) | 454 (48.8) | 218 (47.0) | 236 (50.5) |
| Ethnicity (n [%]) | |||
| Chinese | 630 (68.9) | 310 (67.8) | 320 (70.0) |
| Malay | 116 (12.7) | 62 (13.6) | 54 (11.8) |
| Indian | 99 (10.8) | 46 (10.1) | 53 (11.6) |
| Others | 69 (7.6) | 39 (8.5) | 30 (6.6) |
| Highest qualification attained (n [%])b | |||
| Secondary and below | 234 (25.6) | 118 (25.8) | 116 (25.4) |
| Postsecondary and above | 679 (74.4) | 339 (74.5) | 340 (74.4) |
a
IQR, interquartile range.
b
Missing data from one patient in the intervention arm.