Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the patients
Characteristics | Patients n (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 147 (68.1) |
Female | 69 (31.9) |
Age ≥ 45 years | |
Yes | 126 (58.3) |
No | 90 (41.7) |
Ethnicity | |
Malay | 77 (35.7) |
Chinese | 118 (54.6) |
Indian | 21 (9.7) |
Marital status | |
Single | 64 (29.6) |
Married | 134 (62.0) |
Widow/divorced | 18 (8.3) |
Level of education | |
Primary | 104 (48.2) |
Secondary | 78 (36.1) |
University | 34 (15.7) |
Smoking status | |
Smoker | 108 (50.0) |
Non-smoker | 108 (50.0) |
Alcoholism | |
Yes | 63 (29.2) |
No | 153 (70.8) |
Employment status | |
Employed | 174 (80.6) |
Unemployed | 42 (19.4) |
Monthly income (MYR * ) | |
≤ 1000 | 76 (35.2) |
> 1000 | 140 (64.8) |