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Table 2 Demographic and health status of participants

From: The development and validation of the advance care planning questionnaire in Malaysia

 

N (%) (n = 230)

Mean age ± SD (years) [range]

68.2 ± 6.8 [50–90]

Female

117 (50.9)

Ethnicity

 Chinese

99 (43.0)

 Malay

71 (30.9)

 Indian

60 (26.1)

Marital status

 Single

10 (4.3)

 Married

177 (77.0)

 Divorced

3 (1.3)

 Widowed

40 (17.4)

Level of education

 None

1 (0.4)

 Primary (completed 6 years of education)

24 (10.4)

 Secondary (completed 12 years of education)

126 (54.8)

 Tertiary (completed at least 15 years of education)

79 (34.3)

 Currently working

19 (8.3)

Religion

 Islam

73 (31.7)

 Buddhism

59 (25.7)

 Christian

46 (20.0)

 Hinduism

42 (18.3)

 Others

10 (4.3)

Income per month

 <RM1000 ($250)

82 (35.7)

 RM1001-RM2000 ($251–$500)

63 (27.4)

 RM2001-RM3000 ($501–$750)

36 (15.7)

 RM3001-RM4000 ($751–$1000)

23 (10.0)

 RM4001-RM5000 ($1001–$1250)

13 (5.7)

 >RM5000 ($1250)

13 (5.7)

Current living conditionsa

 With spouse

154 (67.0)

 With their children

149 (64.8)

 Alone

14 (6.1)

 With siblings

8 (3.5)

 With friends

2 (0.9)

 In a nursing home

2 (0.9)

Self-rated health status

 Excellent

2 (0.9)

 Very good

14 (6.1)

 Good

190 (82.6)

 Poor

24 (10.4)

 Presence of co-morbidities

206 (89.6)

 Hypertension

161 (70.0)

 Diabetes

98 (42.6)

 Dyslipidaemia

28 (12.2)

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