Table 1.
Sociodemographic and anthropometric profile (n = 426).
| Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age group | ||
| 19-24 | 270 | 63.4 |
| 25-29 | 130 | 30.5 |
| ≥30 | 26 | 6.1 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 238 | 55.9 |
| Male | 188 | 44.1 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Malay | 215 | 50.5 |
| Chinese | 67 | 15.7 |
| Indian | 49 | 11.5 |
| Others | 95 | 22.3 |
| Household income group a | ||
| Low (B40) | 52 | 12.2 |
| Middle (M40) | 218 | 51.2 |
| High (T20) | 156 | 36.6 |
| Education level | ||
| Diploma | 88 | 20.7 |
| Degree | 306 | 71.8 |
| Postgraduate | 32 | 7.5 |
| Employment status | ||
| Working remotely | 40 | 9.4 |
| Working in rotating basis | 71 | 16.7 |
| Working at workplace | 35 | 8.2 |
| Not working | 280 | 65.7 |
| Residential area during lockdown | ||
| Urban | 331 | 77.7 |
| Rural | 95 | 22.3 |
| Living arrangements (during lockdown) | ||
| Alone | 39 | 9.2 |
| With family | 195 | 45.8 |
| With relatives | 37 | 8.7 |
| With friends | 155 | 36.4 |
| Body Mass Indexb (during lockdown) (kg/m2) | ||
| Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | 48 | 11.3 |
| Normal weight (18.5 – 22.9 kg/m2) | 248 | 58.2 |
| Overweight (≥23.0 – 27.4 kg/m2) | 93 | 21.8 |
| Obesity (≥27.5 kg/m2) | 37 | 8.7 |
a
B40 (<RM4,850); M40 (RM4850-RM10,959); T20 (>RM10,960);22
b
Body Mass Index classification. 23