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BMC Geriatrics (2016) 16:Page 6 ofTable 3 Prevalence (95 CI) of High WHR category by socio-demographic characteristicsVariable Age Group (in years) 75?4 85+ 60?4 Ethnicity Malay Indian Others Chinese Gender Women Men Marital Status Never Married Widowed Divorced/Separated Married/Cohabiting Education None 2.1 (1.1,3.8) (1.3,3.6) (0.9,2.6) (1.1,2.9) 0.016 0.002 0.051 0.024 0.8 0.9 0.8 1 (reference) (0.5,1.5) (0.6,1.3) (0.4,1.4) 0.525 0.547 0.418 0.8 1 (reference) (0.6,1.2) 0.367 1.2 1.9 1.4 1 (reference) (0.9,1.6) (1.4,2.5) (0.5,3.4) 0.217 title= s11606-015-3271-0 but did not total key two.two Completed major Completed PX-478 biological activity secondary Completed tertiary Employment Status Unemployed Homemaker Retired Paid work (part-time and full-time) 0.eight 1.9 1.30 1 (reference) 1.6 title= journal.pone.0092276 1.8 1 (reference)(0.3,2.three) (1.1,3.0) (0.9,1.9)0.627 0.011 0.our population. Other chronic conditions like stroke and TIAs were not significantly related to BMI and WHR (Table 4). There wereno significant interactions found between the independent variables.Discussion Our analyses indicated that 8.7 of our elderly population were obese and 33.4 were overweight. Those of Indian or Malay ethnicity and aged between 60 ?74 years were more likely to have high BMI. The Singapore National Health Study (NHS) in 2010 [26] reported that 7.2 of those aged between 60 and 69 years were obese. The difference in prevalence could be due to the different age range of the population of focus (aged 18?5 years) in the NHS sample. A survey done in the US which examined the prevalence of obesity showed that prevalence of obesity was lower among those aged above 75 years as compared to those aged 65 ?74 years [27]; a trend similar toFauziana et al. BMC Geriatrics (2016) 16:Page 6 ofTable 3 Prevalence (95 CI) of High WHR category by socio-demographic characteristicsVariable Age Group (in years) 75?4 85+ 60?4 Ethnicity Malay Indian Others Chinese Gender Women Men Marital Status Never Married Widowed Divorced/Separated Married/Cohabiting Education None 2.1 (1.1,3.8) (1.3,3.6) (0.9,2.6) (1.1,2.9) 0.016 0.002 0.051 0.024 0.8 0.9 0.8 1 (reference) (0.5,1.5) (0.6,1.3) (0.4,1.4) 0.525 0.547 0.418 0.8 1 (reference) (0.6,1.2) 0.367 1.2 1.9 1.4 1 (reference) (0.9,1.6) (1.4,2.5) (0.5,3.4) 0.217 title= s11606-015-3271-0 but didn't total major two.two Completed key Completed secondary Completed tertiary Employment Status Unemployed Homemaker Retired Paid operate (part-time and full-time) 0.eight 1.9 1.30 1 (reference) 1.6 title= journal.pone.0092276 1.eight 1 (reference)(0.3,2.three) (1.1,three.0) (0.9,1.9)0.627 0.011 0.our population.