Table 1 Characteristics of study respondents
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) |