Table 1.
Characteristics of participants (N = 724)
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 222 (30.7) |
| Female | 502 (69.3) |
| Age, years | |
| Below 64 | 398 (55.0) |
| 64 or above | 326 (45.0) |
| Weight, kg | 57.4 (50.0-63.8) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 22.2 (20.6–24.1) |
| Overweight (BMI > 23 kg/m2) | 269 (37.2) |
| Not overweight (BMI ≤ 23 kg/m2) | 455 (62.9) |
| Marital status | |
| Unmarried | 162 (22.4) |
| Married | 562 (77.6) |
| Having children aged 2 to 18 | 164 (22.7) |
| Occupation | |
| Full-time or part-time employed | 182 (25.1) |
| Retired/student/unemployed | 542 (74.9) |
| Income, HKD | |
| Below 30,000a | 568 (78.5) |
| 30,000 or above | 156 (21.5) |
| Housing condition | |
| Public/rental housing | 413 (57.0) |
| Private permanent housing | 311 (43.0) |
| Education | |
| Secondary school or below | 558 (77.1) |
| Tertiary education or above | 166 (22.9) |
| Medical history of chronic conditions | |
| Hypertension | 224 (30.9) |
| Diabetes | 85 (11.7) |
| Overweight/Obesity | 20 (2.8) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 16 (2.2) |
| Fatty liver | 4 (0.6) |
| No chronic diseases | 450 (62.5) |
| Self-rated health | |
| Poor or fair | 332 (45.9) |
| Good or very good | 392 (54.1) |
a HKD30,000≈USD3,870
Statistics are expressed as n (%) and median (25th percentile - 75th percentile) for categorical and continuous variables respectively.