Sociodemographic factors associated with multiple cardiovascular risk factors among Malaysian adults
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Sociodemographic factors associated with multiple cardiovascular risk factors among Malaysian adults
BACKGROUND To determine the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Malaysian adults. METHODS We analysed data on 1044 men and 1528 women, aged 24-64 years, participants in the Non Communicable Disease Surveillance 2005/2006, a nationally representative, population-based, cross-sectional study. Prevalence of obesity, high bloo...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1432-z