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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study population

From: Validity of the international physical activity questionnaire and the Singapore prospective study program physical activity questionnaire in a multiethnic urban Asian population

N = 152

 

Age(years), mean ± SD

38.30 ± 12.86

Body Mass Index(kg/m2), mean ± SD

24.54 ± 4.64

Age group (N, %)

 

≤ 40 years

87(57.24)

> 40 years

65(42.76)

Gender (N, %)

 

Male

64(42.11)

Female

88(57.89)

Ethnicity (N, %)

 

Chinese

66(43.42)

Malay

34(22.37)

Indian

52(34.21)

Highest level of education (N, %)

 

None/primary

13(8.55)

Secondary

32(21.05)

Technical school/diploma

42(27.63)

University

65(42.76)

Work status (N, %)

 

Working

98(64.47)

Student

33(21.71)

Homemaker

17(11.18)

Retired

3(1.97)

Unemployed

1(0.66)

Household income(S$/month) (N, %)

 

Less than $2000

27(17.76)

$2000 to $3999

40(26.32)

$4000 to $5999

37(24.34)

$6000 to $9999

27(17.76)

More than $ 10 000

19(12.5)

Decline to answer

2(1.32)