Table 1 Demographic details of study participants
From: Knowledge, attitude and practice of patients towards orthodontic treatment
Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age in years, Mean [SD] | 22.5 [2.8] |
Sex | |
 Male | 182 (35.9) |
 Female | 325 (64.1) |
Race | |
 Malay | 316 (62.3) |
 Chinese | 137 (27) |
 Indian | 47 (9.3) |
 Others | 7 (1.4) |
Education level | |
 No formal education | 8 (1.6) |
 Primary | 1 (0.2) |
 Secondary | 121 (23.9) |
 Tertiary | 377 (74.3) |
Household income | |
 B40 (< RM2500–RM 4849) | 360 (71.0) |
 M40 (RM4850–RM 10,959) | 120 (23.7) |
 T20 (10,960 and above) | 27 (5.3) |