Malnutrition among the Elderly in Malaysia and Its Associated Factors: Findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2018

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents (N = 3977).

Sociodemographic characteristic	Number of samples	Percentage (%)
Sex
Men	1872	47.1
Women	2105	52.9
Strata
Urban	1689	42.5
Rural	2288	57.5
Age groups (years)
60–69	2563	64.4
70–79	1104	27.8
80 and above	310	7.8
Ethnicity
Malay	2591	65.1
Chinese	710	17.9
Indian	126	3.1
Bumiputra Sabah	278	7.0
Bumiputra Sarawak	158	4.0
Others	114	2.9
Marital status
Never married	87	2.2
Married	2623	66.0
Separated or divorced	64	1.6
Widow or widower	1200	30.2
Education
No formal/primary education	2745	69.0
Secondary education	967	24.3
Tertiary education	265	6.7
Working status
Employed	1050	26.4
Unemployed	2927	73.6
Individual monthly income
<RM1000.00	2519	64.1
RM1000.00–RM1999.99	845	21.5
≥RM2000.00	567	14.4