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. 2020 May 14;17(10):3431. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17103431

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics and dietary habits of the respondents.

Characteristics Count (n) % (95% CI)
Locality of schools
Northern 500 19.1 (17.6–20.8)
Centre 354 26.7 (23.2–30.5)
Southern 389 19.3 (17.7–21.1)
East coast 342 11.9 (10.7–13.1)
East Malaysia 428 23.0 (20.9–25.2)
Types of school
Primary 646 39.1 (30.9–47.9)
Secondary 1367 60.9 (52.1–69.1)
Sex
Boys 1006 51.7 (48.4–55.0)
Girls 1007 48.3 (45.0–51.6)
Ethnicity
Malay 1309 60.8 (55.5–65.9)
Chinese/Indian 423 23.5 (18.7–29.1)
Indigenous people from East 281 15.7 (13.0–18.8)
Malaysia/others
Snacks intake per week
≥ 4 times 526 26.1 (23.7–28.7)
1-3 times 1376 68.9 (66.0–71.6)
Never 97 5.0 (3.8–6.5)
Eating out per week
≥ 4 times 313 15.9 (13.7–18.3)
1-3 times 1446 72.3 (70.0–74.4)
Never 244 11.9 (10.0–14.1)
Breakfast intake per week
Every day 580 30.1 (27.2–33.1)
1-6 days 1248 60.7 (57.3–64.0)
Never 179 9.2 (7.7–11.1)
Lunch intake per week
Every day 892 44.6 (40.0–48.4)
1-6 days 1060 53.0 (49.2–56.7)
Never 51 2.4 (1.8–3.3)
Self-perceived weight status
Underweight 623 32.7 (29.7–35.8)
Overweight or obese 554 27.8 (24.8–31.0)
Appropriate 830 39.5 (36.8–42.4)
Food label reading habit
Yes, every time 445 33.0 (30.0–36.0)
Yes, sometimes 690 49.7 (46.3–53.1)
No 224 17.3 (14.9–20.0)