Sociodemographic characteristics | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 428 | 40.9 |
 Female | 619 | 59.1 |
Age | Â | Â |
 < 35 | 232 | 22.2 |
 35–44 | 176 | 16.8 |
 45–54 | 216 | 20.6 |
 55–64 | 244 | 23.3 |
 > 64 | 179 | 17.1 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Malay | 662 | 63.2 |
 Chinese | 116 | 11.1 |
 Indians | 63 | 6.0 |
 Other/Bumiputera | 206 | 19.7 |
Marital statusa | ||
 Never married | 133 | 12.7 |
 Married | 760 | 72.7 |
 Separated/widowed | 153 | 14.6 |
Education level | ||
 None | 96 | 9.2 |
 Primary education | 220 | 21.0 |
 Secondary education | 503 | 48.0 |
 Higher | 228 | 21.8 |
Occupation | ||
 Public sector | 144 | 13.8 |
 Private sector | 173 | 16.5 |
 Self-employed | 232 | 22.2 |
 Housewife | 298 | 28.5 |
 Unemployed | 142 | 13.6 |
 Student/others | 58 | 5.5 |
Household income (RM/month) | ||
 < 1000 | 324 | 31.0 |
 1000–1999 | 203 | 19.4 |
 2000–2999 | 174 | 16.6 |
 3000–3999 | 125 | 11.9 |
 > 3999 | 221 | 21.1 |
Diagnosed hypertensionb | ||
 Yes | 339 | 34.1 |
 No | 654 | 65.9 |