Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems 189 Table 14.3: Prevalence of Normal BMI Among Adults Aged 18 Years and Above in Malaysia by Socio-Demographic Characteristics (n=9,811) (cont’d) Sociodemographic Characteristics Normal BMI (BMI 18.5 - 22.9 kg/m²) Normal BMI (BMI 18.5 - 24.9 kg/m²) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Lower Upper Bumiputera Sarawak 89 205,991 22.5 17.67 28.26 145 337,940 37.0 31.79 42.44 Others 185 797,445 36.8 30.24 43.96 285 1,136,680 52.5 45.47 59.45 Marital Status Single 683 2,061,113 35.2 32.24 38.34 951 2,823,916 48.3 45.10 51.45 Married 1,412 3,059,138 24.1 21.96 26.30 2,519 5,241,954 41.2 38.97 43.54 Widow(er)/Divorcee 237 353,590 25.8 21.57 30.46 398 565,641 41.2 36.51 46.09 Education Level No Formal Education 137 261,386 27.6 21.22 35.09 234 435,224 46.0 39.34 52.79 Primary Education 533 1,102,870 29.1 25.05 33.56 882 1,735,780 45.8 41.98 49.73 Secondary Education 1,093 2,580,737 26.2 24.23 28.36 1,802 4,116,684 41.9 39.63 44.14 Tertiary Education 555 1,493,057 28.4 24.92 32.23 925 2,283,287 43.5 39.63 47.41 Occupation Government Employee 200 295,556 19.7 16.09 23.81 373 542,452 36.1 31.30 41.17 Private Employee 777 2,350,939 30.1 27.45 32.84 1,243 3,669,516 46.9 44.07 49.85 Self Employed 424 1,016,366 28.2 23.36 33.58 713 1,557,689 43.2 38.32 48.23 Unpaid Worker/Homemaker 360 703,839 21.7 18.93 24.78 626 1,207,043 37.2 33.74 40.88 Retiree 94 145,171 19.2 15.11 24.19 187 282,142 37.4 31.61 43.57 Student 100 273,544 38.4 31.22 46.22 127 349,826 49.2 41.46 56.91 Not Workingb 375 685,198 29.9 25.98 34.03 596 1,019,083 44.4 39.97 48.92 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 257 468,554 29.9 25.47 34.81 422 716,426 45.8 40.85 50.77 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 464 1,151,980 29.8 25.48 34.44 782 1,729,177 44.7 40.59 48.84 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 676 1,646,548 27.1 24.14 30.35 1,123 2,567,089 42.3 39.20 45.46 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 363 810,516 26.0 22.28 30.20 576 1,295,972 41.6 37.05 46.39 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 205 497,152 26.6 21.52 32.41 333 764,576 40.9 36.15 45.87 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 84 232,969 27.0 20.36 34.97 140 390,643 45.4 36.68 54.32 RM 10,000 and above 156 414,895 27.7 23.04 32.85 284 727,768 48.5 42.24 54.89 Household Income Quintile Quintile 1 495 1,030,949 29.4 26.27 32.77 837 1,582,699 45.2 41.45 48.93 Quintile 2 435 1,143,068 29.5 24.78 34.74 727 1,725,456 44.5 39.98 49.21 Quintile 3 416 990,030 26.1 22.90 29.63 691 1,556,415 41.1 37.60 44.64 Quintile 4 414 913,549 26.5 22.86 30.46 648 1,444,095 41.9 37.48 46.40 Quintile 5 445 1,145,016 27.1 23.81 30.61 757 1,882,987 44.5 41.03 48.08 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 1,483 3,398,702 27.9 25.68 30.24 2,471 5,271,455 43.3 40.86 45.72 Middle 40% 552 1,381,293 28.0 24.69 31.61 877 2,093,296 42.5 39.01 45.99 Top 20% 170 442,618 25.5 21.51 29.99 312 826,900 47.7 41.93 53.49 CPG 2004 (BMI 18.5 - 22.9 kg/m²) & WHO 1998 (BMI 18.5 - 24.9 kg/m²) a - Malay includes Orang Asli b - Not working includes Unemployed, and Old Age
National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019 Technical Report − Volume I 190 Table 14.4: Prevalence of Overweight Among Adults Aged 18 Years and Above in Malaysia by Socio-Demographic Characteristics (n=9,811) Sociodemographic Characteristics Overweight (BMI 23.0 - 27.5 kg/m²) Overweight (BMI 25.0 - 30.0 kg/m²) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Lower Upper MALAYSIA 3,310 6,448,586 32.3 30.95 33.78 3,263 6,066,191 30.4 29.00 31.90 State Johor 254 639,974 29.4 25.92 33.10 242 625,158 28.7 24.58 33.21 Kedah 188 420,669 34.5 29.32 40.11 193 418,622 34.3 29.31 39.76 Kelantan 172 305,970 28.9 25.01 33.18 167 301,105 28.5 24.64 32.63 Melaka 187 180,475 31.7 25.36 38.90 200 161,990 28.5 23.04 34.66 Negeri Sembilan 172 235,969 36.3 31.59 41.28 163 224,634 34.6 28.46 41.20 Pahang 228 345,109 34.8 27.57 42.90 206 304,009 30.7 26.95 34.71 Pulau Pinang 186 374,335 30.9 25.98 36.25 187 383,638 31.6 25.74 38.20 Perak 188 487,974 32.7 28.50 37.14 164 376,278 25.2 19.34 32.10 Perlis 172 44,786 29.6 25.58 34.07 174 48,184 31.9 26.40 37.90 Selangor 350 1,355,700 32.4 28.53 36.55 345 1,207,216 28.9 25.10 32.90 Terengganu 208 241,678 33.9 31.66 36.24 201 217,835 30.6 26.30 35.20 Sabah 272 787,926 32.4 27.87 37.27 279 787,525 32.4 28.10 36.90 Sarawak 243 566,269 32.2 28.93 35.65 249 601,398 34.2 30.50 38.10 WP Kuala Lumpur 167 423,374 34.9 29.23 41.10 155 368,195 30.4 25.00 36.30 WP Labuan 165 20,574 34.1 30.14 38.33 159 19,660 32.6 27.60 38.00 WP Putrajaya 158 17,806 32.3 26.95 38.21 179 20,742 37.7 32.40 43.20 Location Urban 2,058 5,086,880 32.8 31.07 34.49 2,016 4,757,879 30.6 28.90 32.43 Rural 1,252 1,361,706 30.9 28.84 33.06 1,247 1,308,312 29.7 27.60 31.90 Sex Male 1,662 3,665,736 35.1 32.98 37.33 1,558 3,212,349 30.8 28.80 32.80 Female 1,648 2,782,850 29.3 27.54 31.12 1,705 2,853,841 30.0 28.30 31.90 Age Group 18-19 52 151,292 17.6 12.73 23.77 55 131,984 15.3 10.70 21.40 20-24 198 596,743 22.1 18.46 26.20 197 533,363 19.7 16.30 23.70 25-29 277 802,490 28.3 23.81 33.25 241 700,137 24.7 21.10 28.70 30-34 306 774,327 31.4 26.79 36.47 313 801,564 32.5 27.80 37.70 35-39 331 760,849 34.2 30.26 38.38 328 696,575 31.3 27.30 35.60 40-44 294 615,985 35.1 30.50 40.02 322 630,226 35.9 31.20 40.90 45-49 323 633,915 39.6 34.59 44.93 361 633,036 39.6 34.80 44.60 50-54 341 549,346 37.7 33.82 41.85 353 543,500 37.3 33.30 41.60 55-59 332 487,028 38.4 34.20 42.83 345 493,797 39.0 35.10 42.90 60-64 328 407,759 38.9 34.16 43.92 307 383,492 36.6 32.20 41.30 65-69 232 294,367 39.8 34.25 45.71 208 231,597 31.3 25.90 37.30 70-74 169 197,662 39.2 33.44 45.37 138 164,789 32.7 26.80 39.20 75 & above 127 176,823 36.6 29.81 43.99 95 122,132 25.3 19.30 32.50 Ethnicity Malaya 2,074 3,219,951 31.4 29.77 33.01 2,100 3,176,561 30.9 29.47 32.46 Chinese 453 1,437,228 34.9 30.96 38.98 383 1,135,236 27.5 23.61 31.85 Indian 220 401,974 34.3 28.43 40.61 226 405,776 34.6 30.18 39.28 Bumiputera Sabah 205 438,130 33.8 28.02 40.19 209 457,265 35.3 30.83 40.08
Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems 191 Table 14.4: Prevalence of Overweight Among Adults Aged 18 Years and Above in Malaysia by Socio-Demographic Characteristics (n=9,811) (cont’d) Sociodemographic Characteristics Overweight (BMI 23.0 - 27.5 kg/m²) Overweight (BMI 25.0 - 30.0 kg/m²) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Lower Upper Bumiputera Sarawak 140 305,682 33.4 27.49 39.94 144 314,795 34.4 28.51 40.87 Others 218 645,621 29.8 24.25 36.06 201 576,559 26.6 22.01 31.83 Marital Status Single 541 1,505,005 25.7 23.28 28.33 514 1,332,404 22.8 20.50 25.20 Married 2,415 4,496,028 35.4 33.52 37.26 2,402 4,308,261 33.9 32.00 35.80 Widow(er)/Divorcee 354 447,553 32.6 28.43 37.09 347 425,526 31.0 27.40 34.90 Education Level No Formal Education 192 318,219 33.6 27.91 39.88 161 245,210 25.9 20.70 31.90 Primary Education 799 1,277,816 33.7 30.27 37.40 787 1,192,029 31.5 28.30 34.80 Secondary Education 1,512 3,108,896 31.6 29.92 33.37 1,541 2,973,190 30.2 28.40 32.10 Tertiary Education 781 1,688,491 32.2 29.27 35.18 757 1,618,914 30.8 28.00 33.80 Occupation Government Employee 347 531,456 35.4 31.31 39.63 368 594,097 39.5 34.70 44.50 Private Employee 972 2,591,044 33.1 30.68 35.71 915 2,236,434 28.6 26.50 30.80 Self Employed 665 1,156,760 32.1 28.68 35.70 641 1,093,853 30.3 26.90 34.00 Unpaid Worker/Homemaker 606 1,012,569 31.2 28.04 34.63 680 1,079,569 33.3 30.00 36.80 Retiree 194 293,284 38.9 32.80 45.32 183 285,270 37.8 32.40 43.60 Student 55 155,268 21.8 16.29 28.59 63 156,999 22.1 16.80 28.40 Not Workingb 468 702,978 30.6 27.32 34.15 410 615,207 26.8 23.60 30.30 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 321 483,580 30.9 27.31 34.72 278 434,017 27.7 24.10 31.70 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 708 1,238,972 32.0 28.82 35.38 655 1,166,316 30.1 27.10 33.40 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 947 1,860,331 30.7 28.20 33.23 971 1,777,931 29.3 26.80 31.90 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 466 1,005,343 32.3 28.54 36.31 469 904,375 29.1 25.50 32.90 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 291 606,420 32.5 27.41 37.95 326 623,449 33.4 29.80 37.10 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 133 302,171 35.1 28.24 42.60 134 257,948 29.9 23.60 37.20 RM 10,000 and above 265 585,041 39.0 34.72 43.50 234 62,388 33.2 28.50 38.20 Household Income Quintile Quintile 1 705 1,104,006 31.5 28.72 34.43 611 971,049 27.7 24.80 30.80 Quintile 2 655 1,307,271 33.8 30.06 37.65 661 1,274,113 32.9 29.40 36.60 Quintile 3 573 1,075,275 28.4 25.78 31.13 589 1,044,990 27.6 24.60 30.80 Quintile 4 509 1,101,675 31.9 28.46 35.63 589 992,487 28.8 25.30 32.50 Quintile 5 689 1,493,633 35.3 32.26 38.50 694 1,378,739 32.6 30.10 35.20 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 2,124 3,877,550 31.8 29.98 33.75 2,071 3,628,389 29.8 27.90 31.70 Middle 40% 707 1,528,434 31.0 28.42 33.71 730 1,477,585 30.0 27.50 32.60 Top 20% 300 675,876 39.0 34.84 43.27 266 555,404 32.0 27.50 36.90 CPG 2004 (BMI 23.0 - 27.5 kg/m²) & WHO 1998 (BMI 25.0 - 30.0 kg/m²) a - Malay includes Orang Asli b - Not working includes Unemployed, and Old Age