Table 1Descriptive analysis of variables in the statistical model
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 |
Table 2Results for logistic regression analysis of being physically active
Variables |
Estimated coefficient |
Standard error |
Odds ratio |
95% confidence interval |
p
|
Age |
−0.013 |
0.001 |
0.985 |
0.985, 0.990 |
<0.001 |
Income |
−0.001 |
0.001 |
0.999 |
0.998, 1.000 |
<0.001 |
Gender |
Male |
0.426 |
0.027 |
1.531 |
1.453, 1.613 |
<0.001 |
Female |
— |
— |
1.000 |
— |
— |
Ethnicity |
Malay |
−0.037 |
0.034 |
0.964 |
0.903, 1.030 |
0.275 |
Chinese |
−0.069 |
0.039 |
0.933 |
0.866, 1.007 |
0.073 |
Indian/others |
— |
— |
1.000 |
— |
— |
Education |
Tertiary |
−0.227 |
0.050 |
0.797 |
0.723, 0.878 |
<0.001 |
Secondary |
−0.005 |
0.031 |
0.995 |
0.937, 1.058 |
0.882 |
Primary |
— |
— |
1.000 |
— |
— |
Marital status |
Married |
0.041 |
0.036 |
1.042 |
0.971, 1.119 |
0.255 |
Widowed/divorced |
−0.141 |
0.061 |
0.869 |
0.771, 0.979 |
0.021 |
Single |
— |
— |
1.000 |
— |
— |
Region |
Peninsular Malaysia |
0.193 |
0.033 |
1.213 |
1.136, 1.295 |
<0.001 |
East Malaysia |
— |
— |
1.000 |
— |
— |
House locality |
Urban |
−0.186 |
0.026 |
0.830 |
0.788, 0.875 |
<0.001 |
Rural |
— |
— |
1.000 |
— |
— |
Job characteristics |
Civil servant |
0.665 |
0.047 |
1.944 |
1.775, 2.130 |
<0.001 |
Private sector |
0.432 |
0.033 |
1.541 |
1.444, 1.645 |
<0.001 |
Self-employed |
0.619 |
0.035 |
1.857 |
1.732, 1.990 |
<0.001 |
Student |
0.131 |
0.075 |
1.140 |
0.985, 1.319 |
0.079 |
Unemployed |
— |
— |
1.000 |
— |
— |
Hypertension |
Yes |
0.046 |
0.028 |
1.047 |
0.992, 1.106 |
0.096 |
No |
— |
— |
1.000 |
— |
— |
Hypercholesterolemia |
Yes |
0.107 |
0.029 |
1.112 |
1.051, 1.178 |
<0.001 |
No |
— |
— |
1.000 |
— |
— |
Diabetes |
Yes |
−0.046 |
0.038 |
0.995 |
0.886, 1.028 |
0.221 |
No |
— |
— |
1.000 |
— |
— |
Constant |
0.298 |
0.062 |
— |
— |
<0.001 |
Likelihood ratio χ2 (18) |
1674.980 |
|
|
|
|
p > χ2
|
<0.001 |
|
|
|
|
Pearson χ2 (28,933) |
28,979.010 |
|
|
|
|
p > χ2
|
0.423 |
|
|
|
|
R2
|
0.605 |
|
|
|
|
Observations |
30992 |
|
|
|
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