Characteristics | Unweighted count | % | Population size | Mean | 95% confidence interval | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | |||||
Malaysia | 798 | 100 | 14,243,927 | 3167 | 2987 | 3346 |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 340 | 51.7 | 7,365,184 | 3519 | 3209 | 3828 |
Female | 458 | 48.3 | 6,887,075 | 2790 | 2650 | 2931 |
Age group (years) | ||||||
18–24 | 53 | 6.6 | 955,086 | 3266 | 2748 | 3783 |
25–34 | 117 | 14.7 | 1,983,140 | 3556 | 3099 | 4013 |
35–44 | 130 | 16.3 | 2,447,950 | 3531 | 3083 | 3980 |
45–54 | 175 | 21.9 | 3,160,650 | 2955 | 2751 | 3159 |
55–64 | 190 | 23.8 | 3,232,280 | 3047 | 2790 | 3305 |
65+ | 133 | 16.7 | 2,473,153 | 2882 | 2507 | 3257 |
Location | ||||||
Urban | 319 | 40.0 | 10,809,259 | 3254 | 3024 | 3483 |
Rural | 479 | 60.0 | 3,443,000 | 2894 | 2746 | 3041 |
Ethnicity | ||||||
Malay | 501 | 62.8 | 9,480,360 | 3214 | 2992 | 3436 |
Chinese | 87 | 11.0 | 1,681,915 | 2926 | 2575 | 3278 |
Indian | 44 | 5.5 | 1,205,438 | 3408 | 2399 | 4417 |
Bumiputera Sabah | 89 | 11.1 | 1,352,484 | 2879 | 2489 | 3270 |
Bumiputera Sarawak | 64 | 8.0 | 342,464 | 2992 | 2740 | 3244 |
Others | 13 | 1.6 | 189,599 | 3772 | 2928 | 4616 |
Marital status | ||||||
Never married | 94 | 11.8 | 1,644,183 | 3407 | 3060 | 3754 |
Married | 594 | 74.4 | 11,056,754 | 3224 | 3018 | 3430 |
Separated | 24 | 3.0 | 351,593 | 2374 | 1812 | 2937 |
Widow/er | 86 | 10.8 | 1,183,117 | 2528 | 2223 | 2833 |
Household income (RM) | ||||||
< 1000 | 239 | 29.9 | 3,357,918 | 2943 | 2749 | 3137 |
1000–1999 | 153 | 19.2 | 2,516,305 | 3262 | 2901 | 3623 |
2000–2999 | 131 | 16.4 | 2,284,080 | 3162 | 2700 | 3624 |
3000–3999 | 90 | 11.3 | 1,707,701 | 2963 | 2487 | 3439 |
> 4000 | 185 | 23.2 | 4,386,255 | 3365 | 3049 | 3682 |
Academic level | ||||||
None | 64 | 5.1 | 731,726 | 2729 | 2112 | 3346 |
Primary education | 167 | 18.2 | 2,587,785 | 3051 | 2667 | 3436 |
Secondary education | 383 | 51.1 | 7,286,332 | 3232 | 2987 | 3476 |
Tertiary education | 184 | 25.6 | 3,646,416 | 3207 | 2956 | 3457 |
Occupation group | ||||||
Public sector | 117 | 14.7 | 1,988,275 | 3326 | 2872 | 3780 |
Private sector | 126 | 15.8 | 2,451,061 | 3338 | 2990 | 3686 |
Self-employed | 179 | 22.4 | 3,278,506 | 3469 | 3038 | 3900 |
Housewives | 214 | 26.7 | 3,364,461 | 2905 | 2722 | 3088 |
Unemployed | 113 | 14.2 | 1,943,337 | 2887 | 2537 | 3237 |
Student | 15 | 1.9 | 280,201 | 2919 | 2183 | 3655 |
Others | 34 | 4.3 | 946,419 | 2919 | 2426 | 3411 |
Body mass indexa (kg/m2) | ||||||
Underweight (<18.5) | 35 | 4.5 | 640115 | 2029 | 1698 | 2361 |
Normal (18.5–24.9) | 285 | 35.2 | 5009039 | 2877 | 2671 | 3082 |
Pre-obese (25.0–29.9) | 287 | 37.5 | 5350422 | 3285 | 3007 | 3562 |
Obese (≥ 30.0) | 191 | 22.8 | 3252684 | 3643 | 3216 | 4070 |
Waist circumference (male) b(cm) | ||||||
< 90 | 410 | 48.7 | 6,945,737 | 2811 | 2639 | 2982 |
≥ 90 | 387 | 51.3 | 7,311,322 | 3506 | 3233 | 3777 |
Waist circumferenceb (female) b (cm) | ||||||
< 80 | 180 | 20.1 | 2,866,271 | 2675 | 2427 | 2923 |
≥ 80 | 620 | 79.9 | 11,396,476 | 3291 | 3098 | 3483 |
Blood pressurec (mmHg) | ||||||
< 140/90 | 489 | 61.3 | 8,986,647 | 3180 | 2952 | 3408 |
≥ 140/90 | 309 | 38.7 | 5,265,613 | 3144 | 2927 | 3360 |