Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of study subjects (n = 4241).
| Variables | Mean (SD) | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 35.64 (7.37) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 1048 (24.7) | |
| Female | 3195 (75.3) | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Malay | 3964 (93.5) | |
| Non-Malay a | 277 (6.5) | |
| Marital Status | ||
| Married | 3655 (86.2) | |
| Unmarried b | 586 (13.8) | |
| Workplace | ||
| Hospital | 2680 (63.2) | |
| Non-Hospital c | 1561(36.8) | |
| Occupation | ||
| Doctors d | 521 (12.3) | |
| Nurses | 1924 (45.4) | |
| Others e | 1796 (42.3) | |
| Comorbid f | ||
| No | 3925 (92.5) | |
| Yes | 316 (7.5) | |
| Smoking status | ||
| Non-smoker | 4042 (95.3) | |
| Smoker | 199 (4.7) |
a Chinese, Indian and others; b Divorced, single, widowed; c Primary health clinic, community clinic; d House officer, medical officer, specialist; e Pharmacist, occupational therapist, medical assistant, physiotherapist, health assistant, medical laboratory technologist, dietitian, nutritionist; f Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart disease, asthma.