Table 1

- Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (N=218).

Variablesn (%)
Age (years), mean±SD37.31±9.981
Race
Malay160 (73.4)
Chinese31 (14.2)
Indian23 (10.6)
Others4 (1.8)
Religion
Muslim162 (74.3)
Buddhist23 (10.6)
Hindu21 (9.6)
Christian11 (5.0)
Others1 (0.5)
Level of education
First degree or higher88 (40.4)
Certificate and diploma72 (33.0)
Secondary school56 (25.7)
Below secondary school2 (0.9)
Marital status of women
Married131 (60.0)
Single/divorced87 (40.0)
Occupation
Working178 (81.7)
Not working27 (12.4)
Student10 (4.6)
Pensioner3 (1.4)
Household income per month, mean±SD (USD)729.14±682
Smoking status
No214 (98.2)
Yes4 (1.8)
  • Values are presented as numbers and precentages (%). SD: standard deviation, USD: United States dollars