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Distribution of Blood Pressure in a National Sample of Malaysian Adults

Lim, T.O., and Ding, L.M., and Goh, B.L., and Zaki M., and Suleiman A.B., and Maimunah A.H., and Rozita H., and Rashid A., (2000) Distribution of Blood Pressure in a National Sample of Malaysian Adults. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 55 (1). pp. 90-107. ISSN 0300-5283

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Affiliations

Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Clinical Research Centre.
Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Clinical Research Centre.
Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Dept. of Nephrology.
Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Dept. of Nephrology.
Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Dept. of Nephrology.
Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Institut Kesihatan Umum.
Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Institut Kesihatan Umum.
Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Abstract

We describe the distribution of blood pressure (BP) by age, sex and ethnicity in Malaysian adults. A national sample of 21391 individuals aged 30 or older had usable data. They were selected by stratified 2-stage cluster sampling. BP was measured using an automated oscillometric device, Visomat®. Percentile tables and curves by age, sex and ethnicity are presented. The systolic and diastolic BP distribution was right skewed and showed the expected increase with age. This was markedly so in Malay and other indigenous women; as a result they had most severe hypertension.

Item Type:Journal
Keywords:Blood pressure, Hypertension, Population survey, Malaysia
Subjects:R Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing
ID Code:7990

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