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The Third National Health and Morbidity Survey

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dc.contributor.authorS Suzana
dc.contributor.authorCC Kee
dc.contributor.authorAR Jamaludin
dc.contributor.authorMN Noor Safiza
dc.contributor.authorGL Khor
dc.contributor.authorH Jamaiyah
dc.contributor.authorA Geeta
dc.contributor.authorZ Ahmad Ali
dc.contributor.authorR Rahmah
dc.contributor.authorAT Ruzita
dc.contributor.authorY Ahmad Fauzi
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-01T09:31:14Z
dc.date.available2024-09-01T09:31:14Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractObesity is an emerging public health threat in the elderly population in developing countries. Hence, the Third National Health and Morbidity Survey has assessed 4746 individuals aged 60 years and older recruited through a household survey to determine the prevalence of adiposity using body mass index and waist circumference. The national’s prevalence of overweight and obesity in men was 29.2% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 27.2-31.3) and 7.4% (95% CI = 6.4-8.6), respectively. However, the prevalence decreased with age. The figures in women were 30.3% (95% CI = 28.5-32.1) and 13.8% (95% CI = 12.5-15.2), respectively. The prevalence of abdominal obesity was 21.4% (95%CI = 20.2-22.6), with 7.7% (95% CI = 6.7-9.0) in men and 33.4% (95% CI = 31.4-35.3) in women. Predictors of adiposity include the following: Malay and Indian ethnicity, higher education level, higher household income, from urban area, and being married. In conclusion, adiposity affects about one third of the Malaysian elderly population, especially those of the younger age group, women, and those with higher socioeconomic status.
dc.identifier.doiDOI:10.1177/1010539510380736
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nih.gov.my/handle/123456789/1047
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofAsia Pacific Journal of Public Health
dc.relation.journalAsia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
dc.subjectNutrition assessment
dc.subjectElderly
dc.subjectobesity
dc.subjectAbdominal obesity
dc.subjectSocioeconomic status
dc.titleThe Third National Health and Morbidity Survey
dc.typejournal-article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue2
oaire.citation.volume24
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