Table 2 Prevalence (95 % CI) of BMI category by socio-demographic characteristics

85+

2.5

(1.2,5.2)

0.02

0.6

(0.4,1.0)

0.065

0.2

(0.1,0.5)

<0.000

75–84

1.8

(0.9,3.4)

0.074

0.9

(0.6,1.2)

0.371

0.4

(0.3,0.7)

<0.000

60–74

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

Malay

1.3

(0.8,2.1)

0.235

1.4

(1.1,1.9)

0.01

3.2

(2.3,4.3)

<0.000

Indian

0.8

(0.5,1.4)

0.496

1.9

(0.9,1.7)

0.058

3.3

(2.4,4.4)

<0.000

Others

1.2

(0.1,11.6)

0.871

1.7

(0.6,4.7)

0.348

5.9

(2.0,17.0)

0.001

Chinese

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

Women

0.8

(0.4,1.6)

0.482

0.8

(0.6,1.2)

0.361

1.1

(0.7,1.8)

0.544

Men

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

Never Married

0.94

(0.3,2.7)

0.235

0.4

(0.3,0.8)

0.004

0.7

(0.3,1.3)

0.213

Widowed

1.1

(0.5,2.2)

0.881

0.9

(0.7,1.4)

0.884

0.8

(0.5,1.3)

0.451

Divorced/Separated

0.6

(0.1,2.9)

0.501

0.7

(0.4,1.4)

0.315

0.7

(0.3,1.5)

0.31

Married/Cohabiting

1 (reference)

None

2.6

(0.7,9.5)

0.138

0.6

(0.3,1.1)

0.087

1.3

(0.7,2.7)

0.425

Some, but did not complete primary

2.7

(0.8,8.6)

0.126

0.8

(0.5,1.3)

0.341

1.4

(0.7,2.6)

0.308

Completed primary

2.4

(0.7,7.9)

0.17

0.7

(0.4,1.1)

0.16

1

(0.5,1.9)

0.979

Completed secondary

1.8

(0.8,3.9)

0.203

1

(0.6,1.7)

0.971

1.2

(0.6,2.2)

0.585

Completed tertiary

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

Unemployed

1.1

(0.2,6.9)

0.93

2.6

(0.7,9.8)

0.158

1.6

(0.3,7.9)

0.534

Homemaker

1.8

(0.7,4.6)

0.239

1.4

(0.9,2.2)

0.156

1.7

(1.0,2.9)

0.057

Retired

1.8

(0.8,3.9)

0.15

1.1

(0.8,1.6)

0.447

1.2

(0.8,1.8)

0.406

Paid work (part-time and full-time)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)