The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Young and Middle-Aged Rural Population in Sarawak, Malaysia
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
;
: 27-34, 2012.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-627959
ABSTRACT
Background:
Coronary heart disease (CHD) was the second leading cause of death in Malaysia in 2006. CHD has known risk factors including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and obesity.Methods:
This cross-sectional study examined the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among 260 participants aged 20 to 65 years in a rural community in Sarawak.Results:
The prevalences of overweight and obesity in this study were 39.6% and 11.9%, respectively. Approximately 13% of participants had hypertension, and 1.5% had a random blood sugar greater than 11.1 mmol/L. Chi-square tests showed significant associations between obesity and gender (P = 0.007), low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and race (P = 0.05), high total cholesterol and age (P = 0.007), age and hypertension (P = 0.011), smoking and gender (P 45 years) were 0.395 times more likely to have high cholesterol and that those with a higher monthly household income (> RM830) were 2.471 times more likely to smoke.Conclusion:
These findings indicate that we should be concerned about the high rates of overweight in this rural community to prevent obesity.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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