Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of participants
Study population (N = 768) | Group 1 (n = 378) | Group 2 (n = 390) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex, n (%) | ||||
Male Female | 340 (42.5) 460 (57.5) | 152 (40.2) 226 (59.8) | 175 (44.9) 215 (55.1) | 0.078 |
Strata, n (%) | ||||
Urban Rural | 308 (40.1) 460 (59.9) | 158 (41.6) 220 (58.2) | 150 (39.5) 240 (61.5) | 0.189 |
Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
Malay Chinese Indian Bumiputra Sabah Bumiputra Sarawak Others | 491 (63.9) 81 (10.5) 43 (5.6) 79 (10.3) 62 (8.1) 12 (1.5) | 232 (61.4) 42 (11.1) 18 (4.8) 45 (11.9) 34 (9.0) 7 (1.9) | 259 (66.4) 39 (10.0) 25 (6.4) 34 (8.7) 28 (7.2) 5 (1.3) | 0.410 |
Age, mean (sd) | 49.08 (15.1) | 48.59 (15.4) | 49.55 (14.9) | 0.371 |
Marital status, n (%) | ||||
Never married Married Separated Widowed | 89 (11.6) 569 (74.1) 23 (3.0) 86 (11.2) | 45 (11.9) 276 (73.0) 12 (3.2) 45 (11.9) | 44 (11.3) 293 (75.1) 11 (2.8) 42 (10.5) | 0.935 |
Education attainment, n (%) | ||||
None Primary education Secondary education Tertiary education | 84 (8.3) 160 (20.8) 367 (47.8) 177 (23.0) | 33 (8.7) 82 (21.7) 181 (47.9) 82 (21.7) | 31 (7.9) 78 (20.0) 166 (47.7) 95 (24.4) | 0.788 |