Frequent Eating Out and 10-Year Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Evidence from a Community Observatory in Malaysia

Table 1

Demographic, socioeconomic, and dietary and lifestyle practice of respondents ().

Variable		%
Age groups
35 to 39	1,249	10.0
40 to 49	3,036	24.3
50 to 59	3,871	31.0
60 to 69	2,717	21.8
70 and above	1,604	12.9
Gender
Male	5,425	43.5
Female	7,052	56.5
Race
Malay	7,916	63.4
Chinese	3,129	25.1
Indian	1,197	9.6
Aborigine	136	1.1
Other	99	0.8
Marital status
Never married	561	4.5
Married	10,129	81.4
Separated/divorced	249	2.0
Widowed/widower	1,460	11.7
Other	78	0.4
Education
No formal education	413	3.4
Primary/secondary	10,827	88.6
Tertiary	570	4.7
Other	407	3.3
Monthly income^†
Below RM1000	6,548	52.5
RM1000–RM1999	3,357	26.9
RM2000–RM2999	1,370	11.0
RM3000 and above	1,202	9.6
Occupation
Paid employee	3,487	27.9
Self-employed	2,277	18.2
Homemaker	4,299	34.5
Not working	1,487	11.9
Pensioners	883	7.1
Other	53	0.4
Frequency of meals taken outside per week
0 meal	4,400	35.3
1–5 meals	5,070	40.7
6–10 meals	1,428	11.5
11 meals and above	1,558	12.5
Level of total physical activity
Low	11,121	89.1
Moderate	649	5.2
High	707	5.7

Notes: ^†USD $1 is equivalent to RM3.00 (13 May 2013).