Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and risk factors by ethnicity
Socio-demographic characteristics & risk factors |  |  |  | Ethnic group | F†| χ2‡ | df# |  P§ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Malays | Chinese | Indians | Others* | ||||||||
Age (SD) (yr) | 58.3 | (11.5) | 62.9 | (12.1) | 57.7 | (11.9) | 56.5 | (13.0) | 141.2 | Â | Â | 0.000 |
Men (%) | 5230 | (78.6) | 2205 | (72.2) | 2275 | (72.0) | 579 | (82.0) | Â | 88.7 | 3 | 0.000 |
Height (SD) (cm) | 161.6 | (8.2) | 161.7 | (7.6) | 162.4 | (9.0) | 161.3 | (8.3) | 3.8 | Â | Â | 0.010 |
Weight (SD) (kg) | 68.5 | (14.5) | 65.3 | (12.2) | 68.5 | (14.6) | 67.2 | (13.6) | 24.6 | Â | Â | 0.000 |
WC (SD) (cm) | 88.9 | (15.4) | 86.9 | (13.2) | 90.6 | (15.4) | 86.2 | (12.7) | 17.0 | Â | Â | 0.000 |
BMI (SD) (kg/m2) | 26.0 | (4.4) | 24.8 | (3.7) | 25.8 | (4.5) | 25.5 | (4.1) | 30.9 | Â | Â | 0.000 |
Smoking (%) | 4141 | (65.2) | 1592 | (55.1) | 1430 | (48.7) | 439 | (65.7) | Â | 259.0 | 3 | 0.000 |
Diabetes mellitus (%) | 2646 | (48.1) | 1147 | (45.0) | 1780 | (65.2) | 200 | (37.5) | Â | 315.9 | 3 | 0.000 |
Hypertension (%) | 3859 | (67.4) | 2045 | (76.1) | 2010 | (72.6) | 400 | (70.1) | Â | 73.9 | 3 | 0.000 |
Dyslipidemia (%) | 2104 | (48.4) | 1144 | (51.8) | 1147 | (51.2) | 193 | (42.6) | Â | 18.1 | 3 | 0.000 |
Family history of premature coronary artery disease (%) | 725 | (15.5) | 235 | (11.0) | 454 | (22.2) | 69 | (15.5) | Â | 101.1 | 3 | 0.000 |