Research Article
Effects of Subjective Memory Complaints (SMCs) and Social Capital on Self-Rated Health (SRH) in a Semirural Malaysian Population
Table 1
Characteristics of study population (n = 6421).
| | Variable | Total n (%) | Good SRH n (%) | Poor SRH n (%) | value |
| | Gender | | | | 0.186 | | Female | 3408 (53.1) | 2182 (52.4) | 1226 (54.3) | | | Male | 3013 (46.9) | 1979 (47.6) | 1034 (45.7) | | | Ethnicity | | | | <0.001 | | Malay | 4048 (63.0) | 2720 (65.4) | 1328 (58.8) | | | Chinese | 1853 (28.9) | 1084 (26.0) | 769 (34.0) | | | Indian | 520 (8.10) | 357 (8.6) | 163 (7.2) | | | Age | | | | <0.001 | | 56–64 | 3493 (54.4) | 2364 (56.8) | 1129 (50.0) | | | 65–74 | 2029 (31.6) | 1301 (31.3) | 728 (32.2) | | | 75 above | 899 (14.0) | 496 (11.9) | 403 (17.8) | | | Education | | | | <0.001 | | No formal education | 340 (5.3) | 187 (4.5) | 153 (6.8) | | | 6 years and below | 3778 (58.8) | 2420 (58.2) | 1358 (60.1) | | | Above 6 years | 1995 (31.1) | 1354 (32.5) | 641 (28.3) | | | Other | 308 (4.8) | 200 (4.8) | 108 (4.8) | | | Employment | | | | <0.001 | | Working | 2104 (32.8) | 1481 (35.6) | 623 (27.6) | | | Unemployed | 3439 (53.5) | 2129 (51.2) | 1310 (57.9) | | | Retired/pension | 878 (13.7) | 551 (13.2) | 327 (14.5) | | | Marital status | | | | <0.001 | | Not married | 1532 (23.9) | 936 (22.5) | 596 (26.4) | | | Married | 4889 (76.1) | 3225 (77.5) | 1664 (73.6) | | | Depressive symptoms | | | | <0.001 | | No | 5362 (83.5) | 3697 (88.9) | 1665 (73.7) | | | Yes | 1059 (16.5) | 464 (11.1) | 595 (26.3) | | | SMC | | | | <0.001 | | No | 2434 (37.9) | 1828 (43.9) | 606 (26.8) | | | Mild | 2526 (39.3) | 1541 (37.0) | 985 (43.6) | | | Moderate to extreme | 1461 (22.8) | 792 (19.0) | 669 (29.6) | | | Reciprocity | | | | <0.001 | | Totally disagree | 37 (0.6) | 25 (0.6) | 12 (0.5) | | | Disagree | 497 (7.7) | 319 (7.7) | 178 (7.9) | | | Neither agree nor disagree | 1539 (24.0) | 733 (17.6) | 806 (35.6) | | | Agree | 3664 (57.1) | 2580 (62.0) | 1084 (48.0) | | | Totally agree | 684 (10.6) | 504 (12.1) | 180 (8.0) | | | Cooperative norms | | | | <0.001 | | Totally disagree | 26 (0.4) | 20 (0.5) | 6 (0.3) | | | Disagree | 270 (4.2) | 156 (3.7) | 114 (5.0) | | | Neither agree nor disagree | 1435 (22.4) | 684 (16.4) | 751 (33.2) | | | Agree | 3989 (62.1)) | 2787 (67.0) | 1201 (53.2) | | | Totally agree | 701 (10.9) | 514 (12.4) | 187 (8.3) | | | Community support | | | | <0.001 | | Totally disagree | 61 (0.9) | 30 (0.7) | 31 (1.4) | | | Disagree | 502 (7.8) | 283 (6.8) | 219 (9.7) | | | Neither agree nor disagree | 1626 (25.3) | 807 (19.4) | 819 (36.2) | | | Agree | 3696 (57.6) | 2636 (63.4) | 1060 (46.9) | | | Totally agree | 536 (8.4) | 405 (9.7) | 131 (5.8) | | | Attachment/belonging | | | | <0.001 | | Totally disagree | 71 (1.1) | 40 (1.0) | 31 (1.4) | | | Disagree | 381 (5.9) | 207 (5.0) | 174 (7.7) | | | Neither agree nor disagree | 1847 (28.8) | 924 (22.2) | 923 (40.8) | | | Agree | 3590 (55.9) | 2582 (62.0) | 1008 (44.6) | | | Totally agree | 532 (8.3) | 408 (9.8) | 124 (5.5) | |
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