Table 2 Characteristics of the participants (N = 300).
Characteristics | Total n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years), mean (SD) | 33.73 (9.54) |
BMI, mean (SD) | 22.85 (4.58) |
Ethnicity | |
Chinese | 202 (67.3) |
Malay | 17 (5.7) |
Indian | 18 (6.0) |
Others (Caucasian, Filipino, Japanese, Javanese-Chinese, Myanmar, Vietnamese) | 63 (21.0) |
Nationality | |
Singaporean citizens or PR | 219 (73.0) |
Non-singaporean, permit holder | 81 (27.0) |
Marital status | |
Married | 116 (38.7) |
Single/ Widowed/Divorced/Separated | 184 (61.3) |
Number of children | |
0 | 205 (68.3) |
1 or 2 | 74 (24.7) |
3 and above | 21 (7.0) |
Highest education level | |
Secondary | 6 (2.0) |
ITE/Polytechnic (vocational training) | 39 (13.0) |
University and above | 255 (85.0) |
Monthly income | |
≤ S$ 3499 | 101 (33.7) |
S$ 3500 – S$ 4999 | 125 (41.7) |
≥ S$ 5000 | 74 (24.7) |
Employment status, | |
Working on a full-time basis | 293 (97.7) |
Working on a part-time basis | 7 (2.3) |
Years of working experience in Singapore, mean (SD) | 9.54 (0.56) |
Occupation | |
Physician | 7 (2.3) |
Nurse/assistant nurse/patient care assistant | 133 (44.3) |
Allied health care professional | 4 (1.3) |
Technician/lab technologist | 10 (3.3) |
Clerical staff / patient service associate | 11 (3.7) |
Administrator/manager/executive/ financial professionals | 58 (19.3) |
Teaching professionals | 23 (7.7) |
Others (procurement, researchers, research engineer, scientific officer, chemist) | 54 (18.0) |
Current mode of work | |
Regular place of work | 170 (56.7) |
Remote/work from home | 71 (23.7) |
Hybrid work arrangement (alternate working remotely with being in the office) | 59 (19.7) |
Type of housing | |
1-room / 2–3 room HDBa/ other rented place | 94 (31.3) |
4–5 room/Executive Maisonette HDBa | 148 (49.3) |
Private flat/Executive condominium/Landed property | 58 (19.3) |
Living with | |
Alone | 24 (8.0) |
With family | 200 (66.7) |
With friends/others (landlord, housemates, tenants, colleagues) | 76 (25.3) |
Medical conditions | |
1 medical condition | 51 (17.0) |
2 or more medication conditions | 21 (7.0) |
No medical condition | 228 (76.0) |
History of mental health conditions | |
Anxiety | 7 (2.3) |
Depression | 4 (1.3) |
No history of mental health conditions | 290 (96.7) |
Ex-smoker (Yes), n (%) | 23 (7.7) |
Current smoker (smoke in the past 4 weeks) (Yes) | 7 (2.3) |
Alcohol consumption (Yes) | 65 (21.7) |
Average hours of sleep per day in the past 4 weeks, mean (SD) | 6.47 (1.06) |
Average hours of screen time per day in the past 4 weeks, mean (SD) | 8.64 (4.07) |
