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13 paź 2023 · Obesity has been increasingly prevalent in Malaysia since 1996 and has become more common among younger age groups . However, previous trend analyses compared point estimates from different ...
This study aims to determine the prevalence of obesity among a segment of the Malaysian population, as well as investigate associated factors and psychological determinants of obesity. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was carried out in Selangor, Malaysia.
19 lip 2018 · In the past five years, the prevalence of obesity among adults in Malaysia showed a continuing increase of the problem, although a slower increament rate has been reported by the National Health and Morbidity Survey Malaysia (NHMS) 2011 and 2015 [1, 2].
2 sie 2023 · The World Health Organization has reported that the prevalence of overweight is a growing problem in many countries, including middle- and lower-income countries like Malaysia. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of overweight and its associated factors among Malaysian adults.
This study examined trends in mean body mass index (BMI), mean waist circumference (WC) and prevalence of overweight, obesity and abdominal obesity (AO) among Malaysian adults obtained from the National Health and Morbidity Surveys (NHMS) in 2006, 2011 and 2015.
The prevalence of obesity was reported at 20.1% in this study among Malaysian adults. The prevalence was signifi-cantly higher among women (24.9%) than men (15.6%), with no significant difference in locality, educational level, and monthly income.
Serial population studies showed that the prevalence of obesity increased rapidly in Malaysia in the last decade of the twentieth century. This follows the rising availability of food per capita which had been begun two to three decades previously.