Abdominal obesity in Malaysian adults: National Health and Morbidity Survey III (NHMS III, 2006)
Abdominal obesity (AO) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, hypertension and diabetes mellitus in adults. There is a lack of data on the magnitude and socio-demographic profile of AO among Malaysian adults at the national level. In the Third National Health and Morbidity Survey...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nutrition Society of Malaysia
2008
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40393/1/Abdominal%20obesity%20in%20Malaysian%20adults%20National%20Health%20and%20Morbidity%20Survey%20III%20%28NHMS%20III%2C%202006%29.pdf |