Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin and Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi and Nordin, Mohamad Sahari and Satwi, Sapari and Mohamed, Awang and Md Aris, Mohd Aznan and Draman, Samsul (2010) Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in a selected community at Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 2 (10). pp. 322-328. ISSN 2006-9723
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Abstract
Hypertension and obesity are established and independent risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. There are important inter-relationships between these two factors that may explain the aetiology of cardiovascular diseases. To determine the prevalence of hypertension and obesity in a rural community setting in Malaysia, and to identify their associated risk factors, a cross-sectional study was conducted among residents aged of 18 years and above at a Kampung, Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia from 2007 to 2008. Sample size was 219. Prevalence of hypertension was 35.6% (78), with the highest prevalence among those aged of 45 years and above (50.0%). The prevalence of hypertension was notably higher in males compared to females, (38.9 versus 34.0%). In addition, the prevalence of obesity was 54.8%, with the highest prevalence among those aged 55 to 64 years (66.7%). The obese respondents were at higher risk to be hypertensive (OR = 1.4, 95% CI = 0.744, 2.277). The prevalence of hypertension and obesity in this study was high which herald the need for prevention programs for these risk factors in such rural communities at Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia.
| Item Type: | Article (Journal) |
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| Additional Information: | 5187/118 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Prevalence, cardiovascular risk factors, community, Malaysia |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
| Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): | Kulliyyah of Education Kulliyyah of Medicine Kulliyyah of Pharmacy |
| Depositing User: | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Seikh Farid Uddin Akter |
| Date Deposited: | 27 May 2011 14:32 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jul 2021 11:25 |
| URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/118 |
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