Nutraceutical Use among Patients with Chronic Disease Attending Outpatient Clinics in a Tertiary Hospital

Table 2

Sociodemographic profile of respondents.

Variable	n (N = 341)	%	Mean (±SD)
Gender
Male	137	40.2
Female	204	59.8
Age (in years)			44.4 (±12.4)
Race
Malay	226	67.1
Chinese	83	24.6
India	20	5.9
Other	8	2.4
Marital status
Single	128	37.9
Married	182	53.8
Divorced	18	5.3
Widowed	10	3.0
Education
No formal education	6	1.8
Primary school	9	2.6
Secondary school	119	35.1
Diploma/certificate	155	45.7
Degree	47	13.9
Postgraduate degree	3	0.9
Work sector
Government	129	38.6
Private	56	16.8
Self-employed	50	15.0
Not working	15	4.5
Pensioner	44	13.2
Housewife	22	6.5
Student	18	5.4
Income in RM (n = 80)			4000 (3000, 5000)
Morbidities
Single morbidities	186	54.5
Multiple morbidities	155	45.5
Duration of disease in years (n = 118)			4.0 (2, 8)
Self-perceived health status
Poor	25	7.3
Good	316	92.7

median, IQR.