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April 14, 2021Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its associated risk factors among staffs in a Malaysian public university

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Why the study?

Metabolic syndrome is rising worldwide and amplifies the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, motivating evaluation of its prevalence and risk factors in a Malaysian university cohort.

Population

538 staffs from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Design

Cross-sectional study

Authors

MMMohd Rizal Abdul ManafFaculty of Public HealthANAzmawati Mohammed NawiNational Defence University of MalaysiaNTNoorlaili Mohd TauhidNational University of Malaysia

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Overview

May inform workplace screening in Malaysian academic settings; leaves open prospective validation and intervention effects.

Structured PICO

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Population
538 permanent and contract staffs aged 18-60 years from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), mean age 43.4, 64.9% women.
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Outcome
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) according to JIS 'Harmonized' criteria and its associated risk factors

Metabolic syndrome affects approximately one-fifth of Malaysian university staff, with obesity, diabetes, and hypertension being the strongest associated risk factors.

Cite This Study

Manaf et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a813a2244e915b2ef64612ehttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87248-1
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