Abdominal obesity in Malaysian adults: National Health and Morbidity Survey III (NHMS III, 2006)

• Main Authors: Kee, Chee Cheong, Haniff, Jamaiyah, Mohamad Nor, Noor Safiza, A., Geeta, Khor, Geok Lin, Shahar, Suzana, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Rasat, Rahmah, Ali Zainuddin, Ahmad, Abdul Talib, Ruzita, Wong, NF, Yusoff, Ahmad Fauzi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nutrition Society of Malaysia 2008
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/3690/1/mjn14n2_art1.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/3690/; http://nutriweb.org.my/publications/mjn0014_2/mjn14n2_art1.php

Abdominal obesity (AO) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, hypertension and diabetes mellitus in adults. There is a lack of data on the magnitude and socio-demographic profile of AO among Malaysian adults at the national level. In the Third National Health and Morbidity Surv...