Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
Healthy Lifestyle Practice, Mean (SD) |
p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age Young adults [18 – 25] Adulthood [26 – 40] Middle age [41 – 60] Elderly [>60] Mean (SD) |
281(28) 369(37) 278(28) 78(8) 36.8(14.53) |
7.5(1.33) 7.4(1.35) 7.1(1.45) 7.1(1.46) |
0.023 |
Gender Male Female |
461(46) 545(54) |
6.9(1.49) 7.7(1.18) |
<0.001 |
Marital status Married Unmarried |
658(65) 348(35) |
7.3(1.41) 7.3(1.35) |
0.574 |
Education Primary and lower Secondary Higher |
245(24) 575(57) 186(19) |
7.2(1.47) 7.3(1.37) 7.5(7.34) |
0.057 |
Employment Employed Unemployed Housewives |
717(71) 98(10) 191(19) |
7.2(1.44) 7.5(1.40) 7.5(1.15) |
0.089 |
Ethnicity Malay/Melanau Natives Chinese |
335(33) 479(48) 192(19) |
7.3(1.40) 7.3(1.45) 7.3(1.21) |
0.816 |
Distance to health care facilities Within 5km More than 5km |
327(33) 366(36) |
7.3(1.42) 7.3(1.38) |
0.903 |
Chronic illnesses Yes No |
324(32) 682(68) |
7.2(1.39) 7.3(1.39) |
0.366 |
First degree relative with history of heart disease Yes No |
260(26) 746(74) |
7.3(1.40) 7.3(1.36) |
0.981 |