Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its risk factors in adult Malaysians: Results of a nationwide survey

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 239-245

  Mohamud, Wan Nazaimoon Wan ^a   Ismail, Aziz al Safi ^b   Sharifuddin, Amir ^c   Ismail, Ikram Shah ^d   Musa, Kamarul Imran ^b   Kadir, Khalid Abdul ^e   Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi ^f   Yaacob, Nor Azwany ^b   Mustafa, Norlaila ^f   Ali, Osman ^g   Harnida, Siti ^e   Bebakar, Wan Mohamad Wan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c PENANG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^f UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^g UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysia; Metabolic syndrome; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79952043530     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.11.025     Document Type: Article

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