Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors and other Health Problems 199 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 16 17,164 3.0* 1.60 5.63 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 182 298,396 290.7 238.93 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 200 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 Bumiputera Sarawak 115 265,625 29.0 22.92 36.05 24 42,029 4.6 2.69 7.75 Others 148 500,747 23.1 18.09 29.08 16 37,252 1.7* 0.85 3.44 Marital Status Single 458 1,173,887 20.1 17.60 22.78 94 217,955 3.7 2.84 4.88 Married 2,170 3,882,722 30.5 28.69 32.46 323 542,001 4.3 3.63 5.00 Widow(er)/Divorcee 305 390,691 28.5 24.97 32.25 49 68,020 5.0 3.50 6.97 Education Level No Formal Education 151 230,148 24.3 19.52 29.87 19 24,598 2.6* 1.35 4.95 Primary Education 632 1,009,510 26.7 23.73 29.80 84 133,307 3.5 2.44 5.06 Secondary Education 1,470 2,828,292 28.8 26.79 30.82 242 422,945 4.3 3.66 5.04 Tertiary Education 675 1,364,020 26.0 23.47 28.65 120 245,560 4.7 3.60 6.05 Occupation Government Employee 356 522,695 34.8 30.30 39.53 54 57,582 3.8 2.65 5.52 Private Employee 793 1,898,549 24.3 22.03 26.70 126 294,653 3.8 2.99 4.74 Self Employed 546 1,009,614 28.0 24.67 31.60 74 144,833 4.0 2.94 5.47 Unpaid Worker/Homemaker 703 1,147,321 35.4 31.90 39.06 129 176,975 5.5 4.29 6.92 Retiree 158 248,393 32.9 27.45 38.91 18 28,355 3.8 2.16 6.45 Student 53 137,427 19.3 12.96 27.79 5 17,006 2.4* 0.83 6.69 Not Workingb 323 483,233 21.1 17.99 24.48 60 108,572 4.7 3.17 7.00 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 261 402,851 25.7 21.94 29.93 44 68,100 4.4 2.70 6.93 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 558 1,005,517 26.0 23.28 28.88 81 130,548 3.4 2.50 4.54 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 884 1,655,578 27.3 24.52 30.23 146 306,380 5.0 3.98 6.38 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 461 901,777 29.0 25.12 33.16 79 134,619 4.3 3.19 5.83 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 280 552,521 29.6 24.69 34.97 30 49,917 2.7 1.55 4.57 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 109 189,021 21.9 16.17 29.07 27 47,023 5.5* 2.77 10.50 RM 10,000 and above 193 374,950 25.0 20.99 29.52 31 42,740 2.9 1.60 5.04 Household Income Quintile Quintile 1 538 901,350 25.7 22.84 28.83 87 136,230 3.9 2.81 5.35 Quintile 2 571 999,678 25.8 22.60 29.31 79 138,834 3.6 2.66 4.82 Quintile 3 546 1,066,479 28.1 24.68 31.88 98 216,847 5.7 4.27 7.63 Quintile 4 509 998,215 28.9 25.28 32.90 86 147,737 4.3 3.21 5.69 Quintile 5 582 1,116,492 26.4 23.58 29.43 88 139,680 3.3 2.36 4.60 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 1,855 3,234,328 26.6 24.89 28.29 306 551,194 4.5 3.83 5.34 Middle 40% 676 1,411,514 28.6 25.51 31.98 103 183,993 3.7 2.76 5.03 Top 20% 215 436,373 25.2 21.34 29.41 29 44,141 2.5 1.47 4.36 CPG 2004: Obese I (BMI 27.5 - 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 201 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 202 Table 14.8: Prevalence of Abdominal Obesity (WHO 2000) Among Adults Aged 18 Years and Above in Malaysia by Socio-Demographic Characteristics (n=9,755) Sociodemographic Characteristics Abdominal Obesity Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper MALAYSIA 5,756 10,387,112 52.6 50.54 54.58 State Johor 465 1,124,490 53.4 47.23 59.40 Kedah 307 671,363 54.5 48.03 60.78 Kelantan 326 583,392 54.9 50.11 59.56 Melaka 339 284,418 50.7 43.33 58.13 Negeri Sembilan 345 402,882 61.5 51.58 70.55 Pahang 341 507,764 51.0 44.46 57.49 Pulau Pinang 390 663,586 55.0 46.21 63.43 Perak 330 792,001 53.4 44.61 61.99 Perlis 308 86,629 57.4 52.38 62.30 Selangor 596 2,045,049 48.7 43.14 54.34 Terengganu 310 320,342 45.1 41.55 48.64 Sabah 425 1,159,499 47.9 41.71 54.07 Sarawak 443 1,047,039 59.7 55.58 63.70 WP Kuala Lumpur 270 634,794 57.4 49.98 64.46 WP Labuan 266 31,637 52.6 47.41 57.83 WP Putrajaya 295 32,226 58.9 51.53 65.82 Location Urban 3,502 8,152,975 53.1 50.65 55.54 Rural 2,254 2,234,138 50.7 47.50 53.89 Sex Male 2,079 4,269,195 41.4 38.77 44.01 Female 3,677 6,117,917 64.8 62.62 66.94 Age Group (Years) 18-19 102 286,341 34.0 26.98 41.81 20-24 306 804,010 30.0 25.75 34.65 25-29 396 1,133,755 40.4 35.52 45.53 30-34 519 1,280,873 52.8 47.15 58.35 35-39 600 1,231,061 55.7 51.36 60.03 40-44 529 1,000,740 57.6 52.91 62.24 45-49 600 1,014,531 64.1 59.17 68.68 50-54 624 929,037 64.9 60.51 69.06 55-59 641 853,859 68.2 63.41 72.62 60-64 559 745,119 71.5 66.59 75.96 65-69 408 494,376 66.9 59.39 73.56 70-74 261 319,011 63.6 57.03 69.73 75 & above 211 294,401 57.3 49.58 64.74 Ethnicity Malaya 3,807 5,622,269 54.8 53.11 56.57 Chinese 646 1,948,953 48.6 43.48 53.69 Indian 444 778,548 68.3 60.95 74.80 Sociodemographic Characteristics Abdominal Obesity Count Estimated Population Prevalence (%) 95% CI Lower Upper Bumiputera Sabah 320 672,282 52.3 46.20 58.28 Bumiputera Sarawak 263 568,618 62.5 55.85 68.77 Others 276 796,443 36.9 29.86 44.45 Marital Status Single 824 2,075,100 35.9 32.78 39.19 Married 4,204 7,370,611 58.5 56.15 60.85 Widow(er)/Divorcee 728 941,401 67.8 62.73 72.52 Education Level No Formal Education 357 568,427 59.0 51.74 65.89 Primary Education 1,375 2,007,568 53.2 48.38 57.93 Secondary Education 2,760 5,232,507 53.6 51.32 55.80 Tertiary Education 1,249 2,544,883 49.6 45.96 53.19 Occupation Government Employee 616 849,477 57.2 51.94 62.22 Private Employee 1,422 3,363,535 43.6 40.56 46.77 Self Employed 1,033 1,859,265 52.0 47.28 56.67 Unpaid Worker/ Homemaker 1,435 2,238,829 69.3 65.90 72.42 Retiree 321 515,435 69.1 62.83 74.78 Student 86 243,709 35.0 26.82 44.26 Not Workingb 840 1,312,917 56.9 52.89 60.91 Household Income Group Less than RM 1,000 573 850,943 53.9 48.97 58.66 RM 1,000 - RM 1,999 1,138 1,924,168 49.7 45.55 53.90 RM 2,000 - RM 3,999 1,690 3,083,923 51.2 47.76 54.53 RM 4,000 - RM 5,999 848 1,685,419 54.2 49.89 58.54 RM 6,000 - RM 7,999 512 1,009,867 54.7 49.02 60.25 RM 8,000 - RM 9,999 221 409,059 47.9 38.99 57.04 RM 10,000 and above 379 706,011 50.0 41.88 58.19 Household Income Quintile Quintile 1 1,170 1,858,979 52.7 49.03 56.29 Quintile 2 1,102 1,889,721 49.1 44.60 53.57 Quintile 3 1,040 1,926,069 51.3 46.76 55.72 Quintile 4 937 1,869,685 54.2 50.03 58.39 Quintile 5 1,112 2,124,937 51.7 47.37 55.99 Household Income Category Bottom 40% 3,666 6,237,654 51.3 49.00 53.69 Middle 40% 1,276 2,602,637 53.4 49.62 57.14 Top 20% 419 829,101 49.5 42.64 56.48 WHO 2000 (Waist circumference for Men ≥90, Women ≥80) *Prevalence with high RSE, interpret with caution a - Malay includes Orang Asli b - Not working includes Unemployed, and Old Age