The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and its Components among Ethnic Dayak Community in Sarawak

• Main Authors: Koa, Ai Jiun, Cheah, Whye Lian, Yew, Ting Ting, Madzlifah, Ahadon
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine And Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2024
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45479/1/2024073109580226_1263.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45479/; https://medic.upm.edu.my/jurnal_kami/volume_20_2024/mjmhs_vol20_no_4_july_2024-81081; https://doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs.20.4.27

Introduction: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a condition that includes a cluster of risk factors, which will lead to increase risk of cardiovascular diseases. Global increase in MetS is likely to affect Malaysia as well, however there is a scarcity of data on MetS among Malaysians. Ethnicity plays a v...