Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents and status of physical activity based on IPAQ-SF and pedometer, n (%)
Variable | Number of respondents | Physical activity level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IPAQ-SF | Pedometer | ||||
Inactive | Active | Insufficiently active | Sufficiently active | ||
Total respondents | 169 (100) | 65 (38.9) | 102 (61.1) | 98 (91.6) | 9 (8.4) |
Age (years) | |||||
18–29 | 14 (8.3) | 6 (42.9) | 8 (57.1) | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.5) |
30–39 | 48 (28.4) | 20 (41.7) | 28 (58.3) | 26 (92.9) | 2 (7.1) |
40–49 | 72 (42.6) | 21 (29.6) | 50 (70.4) | 44 (89.8) | 5 (10.2) |
≥ 50 | 35 (20.7) | 18 (52.9) | 16 (47.1) | 21 (95.5) | 1 (4.5) |
Ethnicity | |||||
Malay | 143 (84.6) | 54 (38.3) | 87 (61.7) | 90 (91.8) | 8 (8.2) |
Chinese | 5 (3.0) | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) |
Indian | 18 (10.7) | 7 (38.9) | 11 (61.1) | 4 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Others | 3 (1.8) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Education | |||||
Primary and lower | 29 (17.3) | 16 (55.2) | 13 (44.8) | 16 (94.1) | 1 (5.9) |
Secondary and higher | 139 (82.7) | 49 (35.8) | 88 (64.2) | 82 (91.1) | 8 (8.9) |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 153 (90.5) | 57 (37.5) | 95 (62.5) | 88 (92.6) | 7 (7.4) |
Not married/ widowed/separated | 16 (9.5) | 8 (53.3) | 7 (46.7) | 10 (83.3) | 2 (16.7) |
Number of children | |||||
≤ 2 | 38 (22.6) | 17 (44.7) | 21 (55.3) | 18 (85.7) | 3 (14.3) |
3–4 | 82 (48.8) | 26 (32.1) | 55 (67.9) | 47 (90.4) | 5 (9.6) |
≥ 5 | 48 (28.6) | 21 (44.7) | 26 (55.7) | 33 (97.1) | 1 (2.9) |
Household income | |||||
≤ RM 1500.00 | 80 (48.2) | 38 (48.7) | 40 (51.3) | 43 (95.6) | 2 (4.4) |
RM 1501.00–2500.00 | 54 (32.5) | 19 (35.2) | 35 (64.8) | 34 (87.2) | 5 (12.8) |
≥ RM 2501.00 | 32 (18.3) | 7 (21.9) | 25 (78.1) | 20 (90.1) | 2 (9.9) |
Obesity status | |||||
Pre-obesity | 73 (43.2) | 27 (37.5) | 45 (62.5) | 40 (93.2) | 3 (6.8) |
Obese I | 58 (34.3) | 22 (38.6) | 35 (61.4) | 33 (91.7) | 3 (8.3) |
Obese II | 38 (22.5) | 16 (42.1) | 22 (57.9) | 27 (88.9) | 9 (11.1) |
Waist circumference | |||||
≤ 80 cm | 12 (7.1) | 2 (16.7) | 10 (83.3) | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.5) |
> 80 cm | 157 (92.9) | 63 (40.6) | 92 (59.4) | 91 (91.9) | 8 (8.1) |