|
Characteristics
|
Unweighted count (n)
|
% (95% CI)
|
|---|
|
Age group
|
|
16–18 years
|
5724
|
22.9% (21.1–24.7)
|
|
13–15 years
|
15,615
|
58.0% (56.1–59.8)
|
|
10–12 years
|
5044
|
19.2% (17.5–20.9)
|
|
Sex
|
|
Girls
|
13,078
|
49.8% (47.8–51.9)
|
|
Boys
|
13,305
|
50.2% (48.1–52.2)
|
|
Ethnicity
|
|
Malay
|
17,618
|
60.2% (55.4–64.9)
|
|
Indian
|
1553
|
6.9% (5.6–8.6)
|
|
Indigenous from East Malaysia
|
2123
|
10.6% (8.7–13.0)
|
|
Other
|
452
|
1.8% (1.3–2.7)
|
|
Chinese
|
4625
|
20.3% (16.3–25.1)
|
|
BMI-for-age
|
|
Underweight
|
1984
|
7.6% (7.1–8.1)
|
|
Overweight
|
3962
|
14.9% (14.3–15.6)
|
|
Obese
|
3433
|
13.1% (12.5–13.8)
|
|
Normal
|
16,924
|
64.5% (63.5–65.5)
|
|
Locality of schools
|
|
Central zone
|
3453
|
21.9% (18.4–25.7)
|
|
Southern zone
|
5319
|
19.5% (16.8–22.4)
|
|
East coast zone
|
4908
|
17.2% (15.1–19.5)
|
|
East Malaysia
|
3494
|
17.9% (15.2–20.8)
|
|
Northern zone
|
7230
|
23.7% (20.9–26.7)
|
|
Frequency of fast food consumption per week
|
|
4–7 days
|
3637
|
13.5% (12.8–14.2)
|
|
1–3 days
|
18,232
|
69.3% (68.4–70.1)
|
|
0 day
|
4469
|
17.2% (16.3–18.2)
|
|
Eating out per week
|
|
> 6 times
|
1299
|
5.1% (4.6–5.6)
|
|
3–5 times
|
3814
|
14.0% (13.1–15.0)
|
|
1–2 times
|
16,708
|
63.2% (62.2–64.3)
|
|
Never
|
4465
|
17.7% (16.5–19.0)
|
