Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics and obesity indices among the primary healthcare workers.
| Variables | Male n (%) |
Female n (%) |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnic | Malay | 31 (73.8) | 180 (82.2) | 211 (80.9) |
| Non-Malay | 11 (26.2) | 39 (17.8) | 50 (19.1) | |
| Age (years) | ≤40 | 29 (69.0) | 161 (73.5) | 190 (72.8) |
| >40 | 13 (31.0) | 58 (26.5) | 71 (27.2) | |
| Mean ± SD | 37.1 ± 8.7 | 36.7 ± 7.9 | 36.8 ± 8.0 | |
| Educational level | Below Tertiary | 8 (19.1) | 36 (16.4) | 44 (16.9) |
| Above Tertiary | 34 (80.9) | 183 (83.6) | 217 (83.1) | |
| Marital status | Single | 8 (19.0) | 27 (12.3) | 35 (13.4) |
| Ever married | 34 (81.0) | 192 (87.7) | 226 (86.6) | |
| Monthly household income (RM) | ≤3000 | 16 (38.1) | 76 (34.7) | 92 (35.2) |
| 3001–6000 | 18 (42.9) | 105 (47.9) | 123 (47.1) | |
| ≥6001 | 8 (19.0) | 38 (17.4) | 46 (17.7) | |
| Occupational status | Professionals | 6 (14.3) | 30 (13.7) | 36 (13.8) |
| Associates | 25 (59.5) | 148 (67.6) | 173 (66.3) | |
| Support workers | 11 (26.2) | 41 (18.7) | 52 (19.9) | |
| Self-reported health status | Good | 34 (81.0) | 162 (74.0) | 196 (75.1) |
| Poor | 8 (19.0) | 57 (26.0) | 65 (24.9) | |
| Body Mass Index | Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | 2 (4.8) | 10 (4.6) | 11 (4.2) |
| Normal (18.5–24.99 kg/m2) | 14 (33.3) | 105 (47.9) | 120 (45.9) | |
| Overweight (25–29.99 kg/m2) | 17 (40.5) | 57 (26.0) | 74 (28.4) | |
| Obese (>30.00 kg/m2) | 9 (21.4) | 47 (21.5) | 56 (21.5) | |
| Mean ± SD | 27.1 ± 6.1 | 25.8 ± 5.5 | 26.0 ± 5.6 | |
| Waist circumference | Acceptable | 20 (47.6) | 108 (49.3) | 128 (49.0) |
| At risk | 22 (52.4) | 111 (50.7) | 133 (51.0) | |
| Mean ± SD | 93.2 ± 15.5 | 83.4 ± 12.9 | 85.0 ± 13.8 | |
| Body fat percentage | Normal | 7 (17.1) | 46 (21.0) | 53 (20.4) |
| High | 34 (82.9) | 173 (79.0) | 207 (79.6) | |
| Median (25th–75th percentiles) | 26.8 (23.2–29.7) | 34.3 (30.9–37.7) | 33.5 (29.0–37.2) | |
RM, Ringgit Malaysia. SD, Standard deviation.