Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents (n = 730)
From: Perceptions of the Malaysian general public on community pharmacy-based weight management services
| Â | Â | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) (Mean ± SD; range) | 33.46 ± 11.00, 18–84 years | ||
Gender | |||
 Male | 334 | 45.8 | |
 Female | 396 | 54.2 | |
Ethnicity | |||
 Malay | 328 | 44.9 | |
 Chinese | 235 | 32.2 | |
 Indian | 162 | 22.2 | |
 Others | 5 | 0.7 | |
Highest level of education | |||
 No formal education | 7 | 1.0 | |
 Primary education | 21 | 2.9 | |
 Secondary education | 54 | 7.4 | |
 Diploma | 269 | 36.8 | |
 Bachelor’s degree | 316 | 43.3 | |
 Master degree | 45 | 6.2 | |
 Doctorate degree | 3 | 0.4 | |
 Others | 15 | 2.1 | |
Monthly income (RM) (Mean ± SD; range) | 3161 ± 1869, 500–20,000 | ||
Body image described by participant-self described | |||
 Underweight (<  18.50 Kg/m2) | 4 | 0.50 | |
 Normal weight (18.50–24.99 Kg/m2) | 110 | 15.1 | |
 Overweight (≥25 Kg/m2) | 461 | 63.2 | |
 Obese (≥30 Kg/m2) | 155 | 21.2 | |
Actual body mass index (BMI)-Measured | |||
 Underweight (<  18.50 Kg/m2) | 2 | 0.3 | |
 Normal weight (18.50–24.99 Kg/m2) | 84 | 11.4 | |
 Overweight (≥25 Kg/m2) | 446 | 60.8 | |
 Obese (≥30 Kg/m2) | 198 | 27 | |