Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems 195 Sociodemographic Characteristics Obese III (BMI ≥ 40.0 kg/m²) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper MALAYSIA 237 436,086 2.2 1.81 2.64 State Johor 17 43,075 2.0 1.19 3.27 Kedah 8 17,146 1.4* 0.72 2.72 Kelantan 13 33,229 3.1* 1.61 6.05 Melaka 0
Negeri Sembilan 18 19,313 3.0 1.69 5.18 Pahang 12 27,345 2.8* 1.30 5.79 Pulau Pinang 18 14,473 1.2* 0.48 2.92 Perak 16 41,180 2.8* 1.44 5.22 Perlis 11 3,853 2.6* 1.31 4.90 Selangor 29 93,996 2.2 1.30 3.86 Terengganu 13 14,977 2.1* 1.15 3.81 Sabah 16 36,883 1.5 0.88 2.60 Sarawak 16 46,324 2.6 1.66 4.16 WP Kuala Lumpur 8 24,392 2.0* 0.75 5.30 WP Labuan 11 1,219 2.0* 0.97 4.19 WP Putrajaya 15 1,518 2.8 1.60 4.71 Location Urban 144 331,663 2.1 1.70 2.68 Rural 93 104,423 2.4 1.74 3.22 Sex Male 73 134,637 1.3 0.94 1.78 Female 164 301,449 3.2 2.54 3.96 Age Group 18-19 9 19,337 2.2* 1.02 4.86 20-24 25 56,313 2.1 1.26 3.43 25-29 23 52,699 1.9 1.10 3.12 30-34 23 74,207 3.0* 1.50 5.94 35-39 35 64,985 2.9 1.82 4.66 40-44 30 55,983 3.2 2.09 4.83 45-49 28 47,381 3.0 1.88 4.64 50-54 23 20,665 1.4 0.79 2.54 55-59 17 13,882 1.1* 0.58 2.07 60-64 15 22,520 2.2 1.22 3.75 65-69 7 7,403 1.0* 0.43 2.33 70-74 0
75 & above 2 711 0.1* 0.03 0.80 Ethnicity Malaya 182 298,396 2.9 2.39 3.53 Chinese 10 33,389 0.8* 0.34 1.94 Indian 15 48,424 4.1* 1.73 9.53 Bumiputera Sabah 12 19,312 1.5* 0.69 3.18
National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019 Technical Report − Volume I 196 Table 14.6: Prevalence of Obesity I to III (WHO 1998) Among Adults Aged 18 Years and Above in Malaysia by Socio-Demographic Characteristics (n=9,811) (cont’d) Sociodemographic Characteristics Obese I (BMI 30.0 - 34.9 kg/m²) Obese II (BMI 35.0 - 39.9 kg/m²) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Lower Upper Bumiputera Sarawak 55 124,563 13.6 9.83 18.57 24 42,029 4.6 2.69 7.75 Others 65 230,576 10.7 7.28 15.32 16 37,252 1.7* 0.85 3.44 Marital Status Single 217 583,687 10.0 7.90 12.52 94 217,955 3.7 2.84 4.88 Married 1,076 1,887,672 14.8 13.62 16.16 323 542,001 4.3 3.63 5.00 Widow(er)/Divorcee 151 200,666 14.6 11.79 18.00 49 68,020 5.0 3.50 6.97 Education Level No Formal Education 85 129,319 13.7 10.35 17.84 19 24,598 2.6* 1.35 4.95 Primary Education 295 462,387 12.2 10.00 14.83 84 133,307 3.5 2.44 5.06 Secondary Education 732 1,428,051 14.5 13.07 16.11 242 422,945 4.3 3.66 5.04 Tertiary Education 329 643,366 12.3 10.54 14.20 120 245,560 4.7 3.60 6.05 Occupation Government Employee 162 213,158 14.2 11.57 17.26 54 57,582 3.8 2.65 5.52 Private Employee 384 934,582 12.0 10.23 13.93 126 294,653 3.8 2.99 4.74 Self Employed 281 531,198 14.7 12.43 17.38 74 144,833 4.0 2.94 5.47 Unpaid Worker/Homemaker 363 577,118 17.8 15.43 20.46 129 176,975 5.5 4.29 6.92 Retiree 76 119,436 15.8 11.67 21.12 18 28,355 3.8 2.16 6.45 Student 18 59,414 8.4* 3.51 18.58 5 17,006 2.4* 0.83 6.69 Not Workingb 160 237,118 10.3 8.18 12.97 60 108,572 4.7 3.17 7.00 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 139 204,543 13.1 10.49 16.16 44 68,100 4.4 2.70 6.93 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 293 500,977 12.9 11.10 15.04 81 130,548 3.4 2.50 4.54 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 413 817,437 13.5 11.31 15.97 146 306,380 5.0 3.98 6.38 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 245 517,288 16.6 13.73 19.99 79 134,619 4.3 3.19 5.83 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 117 268,069 14.3 10.57 19.18 30 49,917 2.7 1.55 4.57 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 52 75,570 8.8 5.72 13.24 27 47,023 5.5* 2.77 10.50 RM 10,000 and above 96 149,776 10.0 7.24 13.63 31 42,740 2.9 1.60 5.04 Household Income Quintile Quintile 1 290 482,558 13.8 11.78 16.04 87 136,230 3.9 2.81 5.35 Quintile 2 273 450,449 11.6 9.74 13.83 79 138,834 3.6 2.66 4.82 Quintile 3 255 530,380 14.0 11.27 17.25 98 216,847 5.7 4.27 7.63 Quintile 4 272 576,857 16.7 13.82 20.11 86 147,737 4.3 3.21 5.69 Quintile 5 265 493,415 11.7 9.55 14.18 88 139,680 3.3 2.36 4.60 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 920 1,610,735 13.2 12.07 14.46 306 551,194 4.5 3.83 5.34 Middle 40% 328 750,360 15.2 12.59 18.28 103 183,993 3.7 2.76 5.03 Top 20% 107 172,564 10.0 7.51 13.08 29 44,141 2.5 1.47 4.36 WHO 1998: Obese I (BMI 30.0 - 34.9 kg/m²), Obese II (BMI 35.0 - 39.9 kg/m²) & Obese III (BMI ≥ 40.0 kg/m²) *Prevalence with high RSE, interpret with caution a - Malay includes Orang Asli b - Not working includes Unemployed, and Old Age
Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems 197 Sociodemographic Characteristics Obese III (BMI ≥ 40.0 kg/m²) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Bumiputera Sarawak 12 23,252 2.5* 1.18 5.39 Others 6 13,313 0.6* 0.26 1.43 Marital Status Single 63 149,203 2.6 1.88 3.44 Married 156 265,691 2.1 1.63 2.68 Widow(er)/Divorcee 18 21,193 1.5* 0.80 2.96 Education Level No Formal Education 5 10,307 1.1* 0.40 2.93 Primary Education 46 66,277 1.8 1.18 2.58 Secondary Education 128 230,415 2.3 1.82 3.01 Tertiary Education 58 129,086 2.5 1.74 3.46 Occupation Government Employee 29 42,218 2.8 1.72 4.55 Private Employee 61 124,112 1.6 1.10 2.29 Self Employed 41 86,406 2.4 1.63 3.51 Unpaid Worker/Homemaker 67 105,261 3.2 2.35 4.47 Retiree 5 3,239 0.4* 0.14 1.31 Student 6 20,056 2.8* 1.20 6.47 Not Workingb 28 54,794 2.4 1.40 4.03 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 19 19,851 1.3* 0.69 2.31 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 42 70,915 1.8 1.23 2.71 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 84 136,285 2.2 1.66 3.03 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 34 79,020 2.5 1.55 4.12 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 20 41,977 2.2* 1.23 4.06 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 15 47,945 5.6* 2.77 10.88 RM 10,000 and above 15 27,291 1.8* 0.79 4.12 Household Income Quintile Quintile 1 38 55,085 1.6 1.05 2.36 Quintile 2 46 70,134 1.8 1.23 2.67 Quintile 3 55 97,906 2.6 1.77 3.76 Quintile 4 40 82,947 2.4 1.50 3.83 Quintile 5 50 117,213 2.8 1.85 4.14 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 154 260,914 2.1 1.70 2.70 Middle 40% 59 125,192 2.5 1.78 3.62 Top 20% 16 37,179 2.1* 1.05 4.31
National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019 Technical Report − Volume I 198 Table 14.7: Prevalence of Obesity I to III (CPG 2004) Among Adults Aged 18 Years and Above in Malaysia by Socio-Demographic Characteristics (n=9,811) Sociodemographic Characteristics Obese I (BMI 27.5 - 34.9 kg/m²) Obese II (BMI 35.0 - 39.9 kg/m²) Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Lower Upper MALAYSIA 2,933 5,447,300 27.3 25.80 28.90 466 827,976 4.2 3.63 4.74 State Johor 238 654,445 30.0 26.35 34.02 33 78,090 3.6 2.50 5.12 Kedah 159 346,234 28.4 23.86 33.44 25 76,522 6.3 3.61 10.71 Kelantan 160 294,628 27.9 23.07 33.21 24 56,838 5.4 3.59 7.97 Melaka 203 157,367 27.7 23.30 32.54 37 39,376 6.9 4.04 11.62 Negeri Sembilan 158 179,812 27.7 23.48 32.27 32 44,671 6.9 4.52 10.32 Pahang 166 244,631 24.7 20.33 29.66 23 36,253 3.7 2.08 6.37 Pulau Pinang 171 347,602 28.7 22.23 36.11 27 27,354 2.3* 1.24 4.06 Perak 170 436,076 29.2 21.12 38.84 17 28,853 1.9* 0.91 4.03 Perlis 170 50,018 33.1 29.52 36.91 25 8,614 5.7 3.73 8.62 Selangor 309 1,076,116 25.7 21.95 29.90 51 197,469 4.7 3.39 6.53 Terengganu 178 187,172 26.3 23.10 29.69 25 26,905 3.8 2.55 5.56 Sabah 233 652,455 26.8 22.37 31.80 28 65,821 2.7 1.68 4.34 Sarawak 191 486,418 27.7 23.69 32.01 37 78,379 4.5 2.91 6.76 WP Kuala Lumpur 115 298,256 24.6 18.99 31.25 27 56,377 4.7 3.01 7.12 WP Labuan 136 16,228 26.9 21.94 32.54 22 2,605 4.3 2.39 7.68 WP Putrajaya 176 19,842 36.0 30.55 41.87 33 3,849 7.0 4.39 10.96 Location Urban 1,775 4,266,254 27.5 25.63 29.39 292 655,064 4.2 3.60 4.94 Rural 1,158 1,181,046 26.8 24.62 29.12 174 172,912 3.9 3.15 4.88 Sex Male 1,235 2,593,739 24.9 22.90 26.91 146 295,932 2.8 2.21 3.63 Female 1,698 2,853,561 30.0 28.04 32.12 320 532,045 5.6 4.81 6.51 Age Group 18-19 57 160,451 18.6 12.58 26.75 7 21,381 2.5* 1.00 6.02 20-24 171 443,046 16.4 13.36 19.98 34 83,860 3.1 1.98 4.85 25-29 221 639,405 22.5 18.66 26.97 53 157,062 5.5 3.76 8.08 30-34 316 807,784 32.8 27.85 38.13 51 96,919 3.9 2.74 5.61 35-39 313 691,519 31.1 27.00 35.50 73 118,113 5.3 3.96 7.09 40-44 294 562,243 32.0 27.75 36.68 54 103,612 5.9 3.92 8.81 45-49 323 511,072 32.0 27.74 36.50 34 44,413 2.8 1.74 4.41 50-54 324 472,177 32.4 28.10 37.11 46 68,643 4.7 3.36 6.58 55-59 327 442,806 34.9 30.93 39.16 47 48,834 3.9 2.55 5.79 60-64 242 320,448 30.6 26.17 35.41 39 52,206 5.0 3.28 7.51 65-69 187 194,399 26.3 22.05 31.07 20 23,820 3.2 1.80 5.72 70-74 99 136,202 27.0 21.54 33.35 6 4,774 0.9* 0.34 2.59 75 & above 59 65,748 13.6 9.43 19.25 2 4,340 0.9* 0.19 4.11 Ethnicity Malaya 1,986 2,982,262 29.1 27.42 30.74 331 533,897 5.2 4.49 6.02 Chinese 272 861,993 20.9 16.96 25.49 31 103,683 2.5 1.51 4.15 Indian 220 424,730 36.2 30.74 42.05 37 56,064 4.8 2.99 7.56 Bumiputera Sabah 192 411,943 31.8 27.01 37.05 27 55,052 4.3 2.47 7.23