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Lifestyle Practices and Prevalence of obesity in a Community Within a university

Moy, F.M. , and Atiya A.S., (2005) Lifestyle Practices and Prevalence of obesity in a Community Within a university. Journal of the University of Malaya Medical Centre (JUMMEC), 8 (1). pp. 33-38. ISSN 1823-7339

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University of Malaya. Dept. of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Malaysia has undergone rapid pace of industrialization and urbanization in recent decades and this has brought about imminent changes in the lifestyle of
Malaysians. This is a cross-sectional study which attempts to examine the lifestyle practices and the prevalence of obesity of a group of security guards and their spouses
of the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Data collection was conducted by both the methods of face-to-face interview and self-administered questionnaire. The respondents were surveyed on lifestyle practices such as smoking habits, exercise and eating pattern. Anthropometric measurement such as weight and height were also taken to establish the extend of obesity by using Body Mass Index (BMI). This study
reveals that the community did have some unhealthy Lifestyle practices such as smoking (27.7%; 95%CI 20.2%, 36.2%), low prevalence of adequate exercise (13.8%;95%CI 8.4%, 21.0%); high prevalence of overweight and obesity (64%; 95%CI 55.1%, 72.3%); and high prevalence of co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. In conclusion, the community is considered to be a vulnerable and high-risk group for morbidity and mortality with the above predisposed risk factors.

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Additional Information:The authors express their most sincere gratitude to the Department of Social and Preventive of Medicine, the Registrar of the Human Resource and the Director of the Security Office of University of Malaya; the Penghulu and all the residents of Kampung Awal in giving their support in the conduct of the survey. Our gratitude also goes to Encik Mohd Shukri for his assistance in the field and all those who helped in the survey.
Keywords:Lifestyle practices, overweight and obesity, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Subjects:R Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing
ID Code:6360

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