aSchool of Economics, Finance and Banking, College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah Darul, Aman, Malaysia
bPhysical Activity and Energy Metabolism Research Group, School of Healthcare Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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a The number in parentheses is p. The calculated correlation coefficients between income, age, gender, residing area, education, and job characteristics variables are all < 0.8, implying that there is no serious multicollinearity problem in the current regression model [23].
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Variables | Definition | Mean/%a |
---|---|---|
Age | Age in years | 42.10 |
Income | Monthly individual income (in Malaysian Ringgit) | 1963.05 |
Gender | ||
Male | Gender is male | 44.39 |
Female | Gender is female | 55.61 |
Ethnicity | ||
Malay | Ethnicity is Malay | 56.51 |
Chinese | Ethnicity is Chinese | 21.56 |
Indian/others | Ethnicity is Indian or others | 21.93 |
Education | ||
Tertiary | Highest level of education is tertiary | 10.32 |
Secondary | Highest level of education is secondary | 51.69 |
Primary | Highest level of education is primary | 37.99 |
Marital status | ||
Married | Marital status is married | 71.32 |
Widowed/divorced | Marital status is widowed or divorced | 7.83 |
Single | Marital status is single | 20.85 |
Region | ||
Peninsular Malaysia | Residents in Peninsular Malaysia | 79.68 |
East Malaysia | Residents in East Malaysia | 20.32 |
House locality | ||
Urban | Urban dwellers | 59.42 |
Rural | Rural dwellers | 40.58 |
Job characteristics | ||
Civil servant | Being a civil servant | 9.93 |
Private sector | Being a private sector employee | 28.82 |
Self-employed | Being self-employed | 19.59 |
Student | Being a student | 3.18 |
Unemployed | Being unemployed | 38.48 |
Hypertension | ||
Yes | Being diagnosed with hypertension | 38.75 |
No | Not being diagnosed with hypertension | 61.25 |
Hypercholesterolemia | ||
Yes | Being diagnosed with hypercholesterolemia | 23.81 |
No | Not being diagnosed with hypercholesterolemia | 76.19 |
Diabetes | ||
Yes | Being diagnosed with diabetes | 11.91 |
No | Not being diagnosed with diabetes | 88.09 |