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Table 1 Socio-demographic distribution of the sample, Singapore, 2019-2020, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices study on diabetes 

From: Dietary patterns of persons with chronic conditions within a multi-ethnic population: results from the nationwide Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices survey on diabetes in Singapore

Socio-demographic characteristics

Total sample

(n = 2895)

No chronic physical condition

(n = 1243)

(Weighted = 46.21%)

One chronic physical condition

(n = 760)

(Weighted = 26.32%)

Two or more chronic physical conditions

(n = 884)

(Weighted = 27.21%)

 

n

Weighted %

n

Weighted %

n

Weighted %

n

Weighted %

Age groups

 18-34

823

29.89

537

42.63

207

29.06

78

9.34

 35-49

719

28.22

369

31.45

215

30.50

135

20.86

 50-64

774

26.75

239

18.27

203

27.48

328

40.01

 65 and above

579

15.13

98

7.65

135

12.96

343

29.79

Gender

 Female

1,474

51.55

605

51.64

416

54.96

448

47.63

 Male

1,421

48.45

638

48.36

344

45.04

436

52.37

Ethnicity

 Chinese

796

75.81

360

75.15

206

75.36

227

77.28

 Malay

974

12.73

410

12.97

251

12.47

310

12.60

 Indian

918

8.59

375

8.64

243

8.86

298

8.31

 Others

207

2.86

98

3.24

60

3.31

49

1.81

Education

 Primary and below

637

20.36

160

12.30

163

18.91

309

35.00

 Secondary

684

20.28

272

20.14

162

18.41

248

22.17

 Pre-Ua/Junior College

126

4.78

60

5.51

34

4.56

32

3.80

 Vocational Institute/ITEb

267

6.62

132

7.17

76

7.91

58

4.46

 Diploma

479

18.46

267

21.85

124

19.10

88

12.31

 Degree, professional certifications and above

702

29.50

352

33.04

201

31.13

149

22.26

Marital Status

 Single

731

29.20

443

39.10

182

27.50

105

14.30

 Married/Cohabiting

1,860

61.69

721

54.49

501

66.10

633

69.97

 Divorced/Separated/Widowed

303

9.10

78

6.40

77

6.40

146

15.72

 Refused

1

0.01

1

0.01

0

0.00

0

0.00

Employment

 Employed

1,933

70.49

922

77.16

525

72.22

482

57.56

 Economically inactive

829

25.37

263

19.05

204

24.39

358

36.94

 Unemployed

133

4.14

58

3.79

31

3.39

44

5.50

Personal Income (Monthly)c

 Below 2,000/No income

1,455

45.31

545

40.26

366

44.62

537

54.27

 2,000-3,999

698

23.94

334

26.59

190

23.19

173

20.09

 4,000-5,999

318

12.77

162

13.74

90

14.21

66

9.90

 6,000-9,999

183

7.82

92

8.89

47

6.79

44

7.09

 10,000 and above

117

5.68

45

5.25

36

6.88

36

5.31

 Don’t know/Refused

124

4.48

65

5.28

31

4.31

28

3.34

BMId

 Normal range ≥ 18.5 & <25

1263

53.39

617

55.80

346

59.31

298

43.78

 Underweight < 18.5

151

6.95

90

10.04

40

6.16

20

2.17

 Overweight ≥ 25 & <30.0

858

26.57

338

23.80

222

25.22

296

32.55

 Obese ≥ 30.0

420

8.97

150

7.63

100

6.58

168

13.62

 Refused

203

4.13

48

2.72

52

2.73

102

7.89

Classifications

 No chronic physical condition

1,243

46.21

-

-

-

-

-

-

 One chronic physical condition

760

26.28

-

-

-

-

-

-

 Two or more chronic physical conditions

884

27.18

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1. aPre-U Pre-University
  2. bITE Institute of Technical Education
  3. cDenoted in Singapore Dollars (SGD). USD1 ≈ SGD1.4
  4. dBMI Body Mass Index