Research Article

Glaucoma among the Malaysian Community

Table 1

Sociodemographic details of the study participants (Nā€‰=ā€‰329).

VariableItemsN (%)

GenderMale195 (59.3)
Female134 (40.7)

RaceMalay236 (71.7)
Chinese3 (0.9)
Indian39 (11.9)
Others51 (15.5)

Education levelSecondary215 (65.3)
Tertiary69 (21)
Primary30 (9.1)
No formal education15 (4.6)

OccupationWorking230 (69.9)
Nonworking99 (30.1)

Chronic illnessNo290 (88.1)
Yes39 (11.9)

Family members with glaucomaNo75 (90.4)
Yes8 (9.6)