Prevalence of overweight among Malaysian adults from rural communities

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Prevalence of overweight among Malaysian adults from rural communities

Assessment of the nutritional status of 4054 households from rural communities in Peninsular Malaysia was undertaken from 1992 to 1995. Body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were obtained from a self-selected sample of 1854 men and 2741 women aged ≥ 18 years. The BMI and WHR results are...

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Main Author:	Khor, Geok Lin
Format:	Article
Published:	Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1999
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116032/

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