Prehypertensive state, mild hypertension, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk factors among young adults in rural Malaysia

• Main Authors: Abdullah, Aszrin, Mohd. Shah, Azarisman Shah, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Abdul Razak, Tariq, Mohd Noor, Noriah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
• Subjects: RC Internal medicine; RC620 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Nutritional Diseases
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/63475/1/Vol17-No1-p047054.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63475/7/63475_Prehypertensive%20state%2C%20mild%20hypertension%2C%20metabolic%20syndrome%20_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63475/13/63475_Prehypertensive%20state%2C%20mild%20hypertension%2C%20metabolic%20syndrome%20and%20cardiovascular%20risk%20factors%20among%20young%20adults%20in%20rural%20Malaysia_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63475/; http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/volume_17_no_1/Vol17-No1-p047054.pdf

Introduction: Prehypertension precedes overt hypertension and has been acknowledged by many guidelines. Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease in Malaysia. Hypertension prevalence is at 42.6% and population-based control is poor at 26.8%. The objective of t...