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13 paź 2023 · The prevalence of both general and abdominal obesity has been increasing from 1996–2015 (Appendix II). Generally, Malaysian adults’ mean BMI (Appendix III) and waist circumference (Appendix...
27 maj 2024 · We have reported how parental cardiometabolic factors (overweight, obesity, central obesity, hypertension and hyperglycaemia) are associated with child BMI z-score at five-year follow-up, and the development of obesity in Malaysian children.
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.
Based on our findings, the overall prevalence of obesity among adults in Selangor, Malaysia was 18.6%, consisting of 14.2% of men and 21.1% of women. This was an increased prevalence of obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2) by 3.6% compared to 15.1% in 2011 , and rising to 17.7% in 2015 .
27 maj 2024 · The trend in overweight and obesity among Malaysian adults over the past decade, based on a BMI of ≥ 25.0 kg/m, has increased by 10 percentage points, rising from 44.5% in 2011 to 54.4% in 2023, according to the NHMS 2023.
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.
