Table 1.
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) |