Table 3.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the subjects in the WESIHAT2.0© and control group [presented as mean±standard deviation or n (%)]
| Parameter | Total (N = 50) | WESIHAT 2.0 © Group (n = 25) | Control Group (n = 25) | p |
| Mean age (y) | 67.84±5.65 | 66.92±4.60 | 68.76±6.50 | 0.2711 |
| Gender: | ||||
| Men | 21 (42.0) | 9 (36.0%) | 12 (48.0%) | 0.3902 |
| Women | 29 (58.0) | 16 (64.0%) | 13 (52.0%) | |
| Race: | 0.6673 | |||
| 0.1572 | ||||
| Malay | 44 (88.0) | 23 (92.0) | 21 (84.0) | |
| Indian | 6 (12.0) | 2 (8.0) | 4 (16.0) | |
| Personal Income*: | ||||
| <RM 1000 | 10 (20.0) | 2 (8.0) | 8 (32.0) | |
| RM1001-RM2000 | 14 (28.0) | 6 (24.0) | 8 (32.0) | |
| RM2001-RM3000 | 9 (18.0) | 6 (24.0) | 3 (12.0) | |
| RM3001-RM4000 | 9 (18.0) | 7 (28.0) | 3 (12.0) | |
| >RM4000 | 7 (14.0) | 4 (16.0) | 3 (12.0) | |
| Marital status: | ||||
| Married | 3 (6.0) | 21 (80.8) | 17 (70.8) | 0.184 2 |
| Single | 31 (62.0) | 5 (19.2) | 7 (29.2) | |
| Divorced/Widow | 16 (32.0) | 5 (20.0) | 11 (44.0) | |
| Living status: | ||||
| Living alone | 4 (8.0) | 3 (12.0) | 1 (4.0) | 0.609 3 |
| Living with others | 46 (92.0) | 22 (88.0) | 24 (96.0) | |
| Years of education | 11.91±2.47 | 12.58±2.86 | 11.24±1.81 | 0.0531 |
1p > 0.05 not significant using Mann-Whitney test; 2p > 0.05 not significant using Chi-Square; 3p > 0.05 not significant using Fisher-Exact Test. *Personal income was expressed in RM which is the abbreviation of Ringgit Malaysia or also known as MYR (Malaysian Ringgit). Personal income was the money a subject had in a month for their monthly expenses and this included subject’s salary if they are still working, pension or money given to them by their children.