Table 2 |
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Association of socio-demographic factors and body mass index (BMI) among the respondents (n = 891) |
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| Profile of the respondents |
Obese BMI ≥ 30 n(%) |
Non-Obese BMI < 30 n(%) |
p value |
OR |
95% CI |
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| Age |
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| 20–49 years |
112(15.3) |
621(84.7) |
0.013* |
0.65 |
0.47–0.91 |
| 50–59 years |
37(23.4) |
121(76.6) |
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| Race |
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| Malay |
95(19.4) |
394(80.6) |
0.001* |
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| Chinese |
11(6.2) |
166 (93.8) |
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| Indian |
40(19.0) |
170(81.0) |
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| Others |
3(20.0) |
12(80.0) |
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| Religion |
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| Muslim |
97(19.4) |
404(80.6) |
0.002* |
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| Buddhist |
8(5.3) |
142(94.7) |
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| Christian |
7(17.5) |
33(82.5) |
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| Hindu |
36(18.3) |
161(81.7) |
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| Others |
1(33.3) |
2(61.7) |
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| School |
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| Yes |
134(16.0) |
704(84.0) |
0.020* |
0.57 |
0.36–0.89 |
| No |
15(28.3) |
38(71.7) |
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| Education level |
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| Formal education |
134(16.0) |
705(84.0) |
0.016* |
0.55 |
0.35–0.87 |
| No formal education |
15(28.8) |
37(71.2) |
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| Occupation |
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| Yes |
54(15.1) |
303(84.9) |
0.296 |
0.85 |
0.63–1.16 |
| No |
95(17.8) |
439(82.2) |
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| Total family income |
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| < RM 500 |
108(17.9) |
497(82.1) |
0.189 |
1.25 |
0.89–1.73 |
| ≥ RM 500 |
41(14.3) |
245(85.7) |
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| Marital Status |
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| Yes |
139(18.6) |
607(81.4) |
0.001* |
2.70 |
1.50–5.01 |
| No |
10(6.9) |
135(93.1) |
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* p < 0.05 = significant | |||||
Sidik and Rampal Asia Pacific Family Medicine 2009 8:2 doi:10.1186/1447-056X-8-2 |
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