Table 3 Prevalence (95 % CI) of High WHR category by socio-demographic characteristics

75–84

0.8

(0.6,1.3)

0.479

85+

1.2

(0.7,2.1)

0.48

60–74

1 (reference)

Malay

1.2

(0.9,1.6)

0.217

Indian

1.9

(1.4,2.5)

<.0001

Others

1.4

(0.5,3.4)

0.512

Chinese

1 (reference)

Gender

Women

0.8

(0.6,1.2)

0.367

Men

1 (reference)

Never Married

0.8

(0.5,1.5)

0.525

Widowed

0.9

(0.6,1.3)

0.547

Divorced/Separated

0.8

(0.4,1.4)

0.418

Married/Cohabiting

1 (reference)

None

2.1

(1.1,3.8)

0.016

Some, but did not complete primary

2.2

(1.3,3.6)

0.002

Completed primary

1.6

(0.9,2.6)

0.051

Completed secondary

1.8

(1.1,2.9)

0.024

Completed tertiary

1 (reference)

Unemployed

0.8

(0.3,2.3)

0.627

Homemaker

1.9

(1.1,3.0)

0.011

Retired

1.30

(0.9,1.9)

0.14

Paid work (part-time and full-time)

1 (reference)