Research Article
Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Low-Income Urban Dwellers in Metropolitan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Table 1
Characteristics of the sample (
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| | | (%) |
| | Age | | | 30 to 39 | 228 (22.85) | | 40 to 49 | 287 (32.54) | | 50 to 59 | 209 (23.70) | | ≥60 | 158 (17.91) | | Gender | | | Male | 374 (42.40) | | Female | 508 (57.60) | | Ethnicity | | | Malay | 723 (81.97) | | Indian | 144 (16.33) | | Chinese/others | 15 (1.70) | | Marital status | | | Married | 659 (76.81) | | Divorced | 71 (8.28) | | Widow/widower | 55 (6.41) | | Single | 73 (8.51) | | Education | | | None | 70 (8.16) | | Primary | 195 (22.73) | | Secondary | 551 (64.22) | | Tertiary | 42 (4.90) | | Income | | | MYR1 < 1,000 | 168 (19.58) | | MYR ≥ 1,000 | 690 (80.42) | | Occupation | | | Paid-employee | 332 (38.69) | | Self-employed | 131 (15.27) | | House maker | 223 (25.99) | | Others | 126 (14.69) | | Inactive | 46 (5.36) |
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Malaysian Ringgit (1 USD ≈ 3.1 MYR in 2012).
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