Sociodemographic factors associated with waist circumference among male and female adults: findings of the Malaysian adult nutrition survey 2014

• Main Authors: Yong, Kang Cheah, Omar, Mohd Azahadi, Mohamad Nor, Noor Safiza, Siew, Nooi Phang, Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2020
• Subjects: HM Sociology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/88311/1/88311_Sociodemographic%20factors%20associated%20with%20waist.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/88311/2/88311_Sociodemographic%20factors%20associated%20with%20waist_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/88311/; https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2020090813175131_MJMHS_0193.pdf

Introduction: This study examined how waist circumference (WC) varied across sociodemographic characteristics of Malaysian adults using a nationally representative data. Methods: Data from the Malaysian Adult Nutrition Survey 2014 (n = 2696) was used. In the sample, 46.55% were males and 53.45% were...