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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