| Summary: | Obesity is currently one of leading risk to global health which has reached epidemic
prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) worldwide had also become a part of an
important health problem, leading to early mortality rate among adults. The objective of
this cross sectional study is to determine the prevalence of obesity and metabolic
syndrome among systematically selected uniformed personnel from Kota Bharu,
Kelantan. A total of 136 uniformed personnel (87 male and 49 female) aged between 26
to 58 years old participated in this study, and the prevalence of MetS was determined
according to the IDF definition. Weight, height, body mass index (BMI), waist and hip
circumference, skinfold, blood lipid profile and plasma fasting glucose were measured,
in addition to the administration of socio-demographic questionnaires, Knowledge,
Attitude and Practice (KAP) on food and nutrition, International Physical Activity
Questionnaires (IPAQ) and Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). The MetS prevalence
among the uniformed personnel by IDF definition was 17.6%, with 17.2% and 18.4%
for male and female, respectively. The mean BMI ± SD was 26.3 ± 4.3 and the mean
BMI for male and female were 26.8 ± 4.2 and 25.3 ± 4.3, respectively. About 1.5% was
underweight, 39.0% was normal, 41.9% was overweight, and 17.6% was obese. The
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proportion which linked to more deaths worldwide than underweight. The increased results showed high prevalence of overweight and obesity as well as the prevalence of
metabolic syndrome which found quite high among the uniformed personnel. This
suggests that obesity and MetS prevalence is increasing in Malaysia population
regardless the occupation type. The proper intervention as well as changing in the
lifestyle behavior including the diet and physical activity should be implemented.
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