Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of subjects from the Malaysian and Singaporean cohorts.
| Variable |
Country of collection |
Overall (N = 12,872) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia (N = 3038) | Singapore (N = 9834) | ||
| Age (continuous) | 20.81 ± 3.35 | 22.65 ± 5.28 | 22.21 ± 4.95 |
| Not stated | 1 | 50 | 51 |
| BMI (kg/m2, continuous) | 22.26 ± 4.07 | 20.76 ± 2.86 | 21.13 ± 3.26 |
| Not stated | 240 | 1115 | 1355 |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 1844 (62%) | 5614 (57%) | 7458 (58%) |
| Male | 1115 (38%) | 4202 (43%) | 5317 (42%) |
| Not stated | 79 | 18 | 97 |
| Housing type | |||
| HDB (Public housing) | 7 (9.3%) | 6318 (68%) | 6325 (67%) |
| Condominium/Private apartment | 23 (31%) | 1771 (19%) | 1794 (19%) |
| Landed property | 45 (60%) | 1255 (13%) | 1300 (14%) |
| Not stated | 2963 | 490 | 3453 |
| Income level | |||
| < $2000 | 37 (7.4%) | 2135 (22%) | 2172 (22%) |
| $2000–3999 | 189 (38%) | 3247 (34%) | 3436 (34%) |
| $4000–5999 | 254 (51%) | 1883 (20%) | 2137 (21%) |
| > $6000 | 17 (3.4%) | 2271 (24%) | 2288 (23%) |
| Not stated | 2541 | 298 | 2839 |