JIS Definition Identified More Malaysian Adults with Metabolic Syndrome Compared to the NCEP-ATP III and IDF Criteria

Table 2

Demographic characteristics of the study subjects.

Demographic characteristics
All subjects, n (%)	8836 (100)
Mean age in years (±SD)	53.21 (±10.6)
Location, n (%)
Urban	4757 (53.8)
Rural	4079 (46.2)
Gender, n (%)
Male	3766 (42.6)
Female	5070 (57.4)
Ethnic group, n (%)
Malays	6408 (72.5)
Chinese	1085 (12.3)
Indians	280 (3.2)
Indigenous groups	1063 (12.0)
Education attainment, n (%)*
No formal education	1227 (14.7)
Primary	2182 (26.1)
Secondary	3236 (38.7)
Tertiary	1715 (20.5)

∗Number not equal to 𝑛=8836 due to missing data (𝑛=8360).