Take the Initiative, Stop Being Passive to NCDs: A PCA-Weighted Composite Indicator towards Prevalence of NCDs in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Grace Chee-Yao, Lee, Shirly Siew Ling, Wong, Puah, Chin-Hong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Macrothink Institute 2021
• Subjects: HC Economic History and Conditions; TX Home economics
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/37344/1/indicator1.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/37344/; https://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ber/article/view/18647; https://doi.org/10.5296/ber.v11i3.18647

In today's highly dynamic socio-economic environment, the high degree of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) poses both direct and indirect health problems for nations. This study constructed a composite Non-Communicable Diseases Risk Indicator (NCDRI) that comprises leading characteristics to pre...