Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of sample by BMI category and WHR category
Variable | Category | Sample | BMI Category % | Waist-Hip Ratio % | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | Unweighted N (N = 2565) | Unadjusteda % | Adjustedb % | Underweight (n = 146) | Normal weight (n = 1061) | Overweight (n = 759) | Obese (n = 319) | Low WHR (n = 401) | High WHR (n = 1926) |
Age Group (in years) | 60–74 | 1494 | 58.2 | 75 | 3.7 | 51.2 | 35.5 | 9.5 | 20.6 | 79.4 |
|  | 75–84 | 669 | 26.1 | 19.5 | 10.2 | 56.2 | 27.1 | 6.4 | 19.1 | 80.9 |
| Â | 85+ | 402 | 15.7 | 5.5 | 17.3 | 59.9 | 19.8 | 2.9 | 16.5 | 83.5 |
Ethnicity | Chinese | 1012 | 39.5 | 83.3 | 5.7 | 55.4 | 32.7 | 6.2 | 21.1 | 78.9 |
| Â | Malay | 745 | 29 | 9.3 | 5.5 | 36.3 | 37.4 | 20.3 | 16.3 | 83.7 |
| Â | Indian | 772 | 30.1 | 6 | 3.2 | 39.9 | 35.8 | 21.1 | 13 | 86.9 |
| Â | Others | 36 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 33.5 | 38.9 | 24.7 | 19.2 | 80.8 |
Gender | Men | 1117 | 43.5 | 44.1 | 5.4 | 54.1 | 34.1 | 6.4 | 20.9 | 79.01 |
| Â | Women | 1448 | 56.5 | 55.9 | 5.5 | 51.2 | 32.8 | 10.5 | 19.5 | 80.5 |
Marital Status | Never Married | 136 | 5.3 | 8 | 5.6 | 63.2 | 23.6 | 7.6 | 25.9 | 74.1 |
| Â | Married/Cohabiting | 1484 | 57.9 | 64 | 4.6 | 50.9 | 35.6 | 8.9 | 19.4 | 80.6 |
| Â | Widowed | 836 | 32.6 | 22.5 | 8.4 | 51.7 | 31.3 | 8.6 | 18.7 | 81.3 |
| Â | Divorced/Separated | 107 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 59.5 | 29.2 | 8.1 | 25.5 | 74.5 |
Education | None | 511 | 20 | 16.5 | 8.2 | 48.6 | 34.1 | 9.03 | 17.1 | 82.9 |
| Â | Some, but did not complete primary | 620 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 6.6 | 50.9 | 34.2 | 8.3 | 16.1 | 83.9 |
| Â | Completed primary | 640 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 5.7 | 53.8 | 31.04 | 9.4 | 21.3 | 78.7 |
| Â | Completed secondary | 517 | 20.3 | 22.4 | 4.3 | 51.1 | 35.1 | 9.5 | 19.8 | 80.2 |
| Â | Completed tertiary | 262 | 10.3 | 12.4 | 1.9 | 60.2 | 31.9 | 6.03 | 30.3 | 69.7 |
Employment Status | Paid work (part-time and full-time) | 688 | 27.2 | 33.9 | 3.2 | 55.6 | 34.1 | 7.1 | 24.02 | 75.9 |
| Â | Unemployed | 32 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 57.8 | 36.8 | 3.02 | 29.03 | 70.9 |
| Â | Homemaker | 808 | 31.9 | 26.3 | 5.9 | 45.5 | 35.8 | 12.7 | 14.5 | 85.5 |
| Â | Retired | 1006 | 39.7 | 38.3 | 7.3 | 54.3 | 30.7 | 7.7 | 20.1 | 79.9 |