Table 1 Socio-demographic and characteristics of study participants (N = 151)
Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 100 (66.2) |
Female | 51 (33.8) |
Ethnicity | |
Malays | 93 (61.6) |
Chinese | 18 (11.9) |
Indians | 37 (24.5) |
Others | 3 (2.0) |
Education Status | |
Secondary education and below | 97 (64.2) |
Tertiary education | 54 (35.8) |
Marital status | |
Single | 13 (8.6) |
Married | 138 (91.4) |
Hypertension | |
Yes | 116 (76.8) |
No | 35 (23.2) |
Asthma | |
Yes | 16 (10.6) |
No | 135 (89.4) |
Dyslipidaemia | |
Yes | 91 (60.3) |
No | 60 (39.7) |
Ischaemic geart disease | |
Yes | 50 (33.1) |
No | 101 (66.9) |
Smoking status | |
Yes | 19 (12.6) |
No | 132 (87.4) |
Diabetes education | |
Yes | 51 (33.8) |
No | 100 (66.2) |