Mohamud, W.N.W. and Ismail, A.A. and Sharifuddin, A. and Ismail, I.S. and Musa, K.I. and Kadir, K.A. and Kamaruddin, N.A. and Yaacob, N.A. and Mustafa, N. and Ali, O. and Harnida, S. and Bebakar, W.M.W. (2011) Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its risk factors in adult Malaysians: Results of a nationwide survey. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 91 (2). pp. 239-245. ISSN 0168-8227, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2010.11.025.
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Aim: To report the national prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its risk factors among adult Malaysians (> 18 years old) based on World Health Organization (WHO), the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel III (ATP III), International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the ` Harmonized' criteria. Methods: A multi-stage stratified sampling method was used to select 4341 subjects from Peninsular and East Malaysia. Subjects underwent physical and clinical examinations. Results: Based on the WHO, ATP III, IDF and Harmonized definitions, the overall crude prevalences of MetS were 32.1, 34.3, 37.1 and 42.5, respectively. Regardless of the criteria used, MetS was higher in urban areas, in females, in the Indian population and increased significantly with age. Risk factors also increased with age; abdominal obesity was most prevalent (57.4), was higher in females (64.2) and was highest in Indians (68.8). Hypertension was higher in males (56.5) and highest among Malaysians (52.2). In contrast, the Chinese had the highest prevalence of hypertriglyceridaemia (47.4). Conclusions: Malaysia has a much higher prevalence of MetS compared with other Asian countries and, unless there is immediate intervention to reduce risk factors, this may pose serious implications on the country's healthcare costs and services. # 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Additional Information: | Times Cited: 3 Mohamud, Wan Nazaimoon Wan Ismail, Aziz al-Safi Sharifuddin, Amir Ismail, Ikram Shah Musa, Kamarul Imran Kadir, Khalid Abdul Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi Yaacob, Nor Azwany Mustafa, Norlaila Ali, Osman Harnida, Siti Bebakar, Wan Mohamad Wan |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Metabolic syndrome; Risk factors; Malaysia |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms Haslinda Lahuddin |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2013 00:59 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Nov 2013 01:36 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/7209 |
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