Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of psychiatric patients by physical activity level

Age

–

0.09

 21–40

183

49.1

59

32.2

63

34.4

61

33.3

 41–65

190

50.9

78

41.1

58

30.5

54

28.4

Gender

4.58

–

 Male

207

55.5

76

36.7

59

28.5

72

34.8

 Female

166

44.5

61

36.7

62

37.3

43

25.9

Ethnicity

6.12

–

 Chinese

279

74.8

108

38.7

94

33.7

77

27.6

 Malay

55

14.7

18

32.7

14

25.5

23

41.8

 Indian

39

10.5

11

28.2

13

33.3

15

38.5

Educational level

–

0.04

 Primary school

50

13.4

26

52.0

13

26.0

11

22.0

 Secondary school

100

26.8

33

33.0

29

29.0

38

38.0

 Pre-university (JC/diploma/ITE)

162

43.4

58

35.8

57

35.2

47

29.0

 University

61

16.4

20

32.8

22

36.1

19

31.1

Marital status

14.9

–

 Married

62

16.6

24

38.7

30

48.4

8

12.9

 Single

259

69.4

91

35.1

76

29.3

92

35.5

 Separated/divorced/

 widowed

52

13.9

22

42.3

15

28.8

15

28.8

Employment status

5.16

–

 Employed

171

45.8

56

32.7

56

32.7

59

34.5

 Unemployed

167

44.8

70

41.9

50

29.9

47

28.1

 Economically inactive

35

9.4

11

31.4

15

42.9

9

25.7

BMI

–

0.03

 Underweight (below 18.5)

11

3.0

4

36.4

6

54.5

1

9.1

 Normal weight (18.5 - 24.9)

128

34.6

50

39.1

40

31.3

38

29.7

 Overweight (25–29.9)

128

34.6

43

33.6

42

32.8

43

33.6

 Obese (30 and above)

103

27.8

39

37.9

32

31.1

32

31.1

Current smoking status

9.02

–

 Non-smoker

194

52.0

70

36.1

73

37.6

51

26.3

 Past smoker

34

9.1

12

35.3

13

38.2

9

26.5

 Current smoker

145

38.9

55

37.9

35

24.1

55

37.9

Clinician’s diagnosis

1.37

–

 Depressive disorder

173

46.4

59

34.1

56

32.4

58

33.5

 Schizophrenia spectrum or other psychotic disorder

200

53.6

78

39.0

65

32.5

57

28.5