The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the young and middle-aged rural population in Sarawak, Malaysia
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 age...
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oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:24495 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24495/ The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the young and middle-aged rural population in Sarawak, Malaysia Chang, Ching Thon Lee, Ping Yein Cheah, Whye Lian 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 < 0.001), and smoking and income (P = 0.050). Age-adjusted logistic regression showed that women were 0.246 times more likely to be obese, that older participants (> 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. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24495/1/The%20prevalence%20of%20cardiovascular%20risk%20factors%20in%20the%20young%20and%20middle.pdf Chang, Ching Thon and Lee, Ping Yein and Cheah, Whye Lian (2012) The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the young and middle-aged rural population in Sarawak, Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 19 (2). pp. 27-34. ISSN 1394-195X; ESSN: 2180-4303 http://www.mjms.usm.my/default.asp?tag=14&kod_volume=55 |
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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 < 0.001), and smoking and income (P = 0.050). Age-adjusted logistic regression showed that women were 0.246 times more likely to be obese, that older participants (> 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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The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the young and middle-aged rural population in Sarawak, Malaysia |
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The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the young and middle-aged rural population in Sarawak, Malaysia |
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The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the young and middle-aged rural population in Sarawak, Malaysia |
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The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the young and middle-aged rural population in Sarawak, Malaysia |
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The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the young and middle-aged rural population in Sarawak, Malaysia |
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prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the young and middle-aged rural population in sarawak, malaysia |
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