Cardiovascular disease risk factors among older people: Data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2015

Cardiovascular disease risk factors among older people: Data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2015

Study on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and their prevalence among the older people in Malaysia is limited. We aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with CVD risk factors using the non-laboratory Framingham Generalized 10-Year CVD risk score among older people in Malays...

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Main Authors: Abidin, S.I.Z (Author), Ahmad, N.A (Author), Ariaratnam, S. (Author), Azahadi Omar, M. (Author), Ho, B.K (Author), Krishnapillai, A.D (Author), Sazlina, S.G (Author), Sooryanarayana, R. (Author), Tohit, N.M (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science, 2020
Subjects:
adult
aged
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
aging
anthropometry
Article
blood pressure
body mass
Body Mass Index
cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular Diseases
cardiovascular risk
clinical assessment
cross-sectional study
demography
disease severity
female
Female
Framingham risk score
human
Humans
hypertension
Hypertension
Logistic Models
major clinical study
Malay (people)
Malaysia
male
Male
middle aged
Middle Aged
morbidity
Morbidity
odds ratio
Odds Ratio
pathophysiology
prevalence
Prevalence
public health
questionnaire
risk factor
Risk Factors
Sedentary Behavior
sex factor
Sex Factors
statistical model
Surveys and Questionnaires
very elderly
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