Table 1.
Participant characteristics (N = 91).
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (in years) | 62.3 ± 12.7 |
| <50 | 13 (14.3) |
| 50–59 | 17 (18.7) |
| 60–69 | 31 (34.0) |
| ≥70 | 30 (33.0) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Chinese | 62 (68.1) |
| Malay | 18 (19.8) |
| Indian | 11 (12.1) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 34 (37.4) |
| Male | 57 (62.6) |
| Condition* | |
| Cardiovascular disease | 66 (72.5) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 14 (15.4) |
| Diabetes | 20 (22.0) |
| Respiratory (asthma, COPD) | 31 (34.1) |
| Cancer | 13 (14.3) |
*43% of participants had more than one of the five conditions and therefore the cumulative percentage exceeds 100%.