Table 1 Sociodemographic Profile of the WiSE Sample

Age (in years)

60–74

1494

58.3

75.0

75–84

669

26.1

19.5

85+

402

15.7

5.5

Sex

Male

1117

43.6

44.1

Female

1448

56.5

55.9

Ethnicity

Chinese

1012

39.5

83.3

Malay

745

29.0

9.3

Indian

772

30.1

6.0

Others

36

1.4

1.4

Marital Status

Married/Cohabiting

1484

57.9

64.0

Never Married

136

5.3

8.0

Widowed

836

32.6

22.5

Divorced/Separated

107

4.2

5.5

Education

None

511

20.0

16.5

Some, but did not complete primary

620

24.3

23.9

Primary

640

25.1

24.8

Secondary

517

20.3

22.4

Tertiary

262

10.3

12.4

Employment Status

Employed

688

27.2

33.9

Unemployed

32

1.3

1.5

Homemaker

808

31.9

26.3

Retired

1006

39.7

38.3

Smoking Status

Never Smoked

1886

73.7

74.5

Smoked Before

439

17.1

15.9

Current Smoker

236

9.2

9.5

GMS-AGECAT

Depression

177

6.9

3.73

Subsyndromal Depression

425

16.6

13.4

Non-depression

1963

76.5

76.5

Seabass (L. calcarifer)

No

1591

65.9

66.7

Yes

824

34.1

33.4

Stingray (H. gerrardi)

No

1698

70.3

77.4

Yes

717

29.7

22.6

Grouper (E. coioides)

No

1613

66.8

58.1

Yes

802

33.2

41.9

Pomfret (P. chinesis)

No

1248

51.7

46.9

Yes

1167

48.3

53.1

Yellow Tail (A. mate)

No

1408

58.3

62.4

Yes

1007

41.7

37.6

Snapper (P. multidens)

No

1814

70.7

72.4

Yes

751

29.3

27.6

Mackerel (S. commerson)

No

1452

56.6

59.1

Yes

1113

43.4

40.9

Vegetables and Fruits

No

46

1.81

1.4

Yes

2493

98.2

98.6

Meat

No

193

7.6

3.3

Yes

2345

92.4

96.7

Problematic Alcohol Use

No

2464

96.1

95.8

Yes

101

3.9

4.2

Physically Active

No

871

33.96

24.5

Yes

1694

66.04

75.5

Variable

n

Unweighted (mean)

Weighted (mean)

Body Mass Index (BMI)

2289

25.10

24.49

Household Assets

2547

6.28

6.38