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To investigate the relation of hypertension and anthropometric measurement among elderly in Malaysia.

This study aimed to determine the association between anthropometric measurement and dyslipidemia and their association with hypertension among older people. A cross sectional study was done among the residents in two old folks homes (Rumah Seri Kenangan Cheras and Little Sisters of the Poor) in urb...

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Main Authors: Abd Latiff, Latiffah, Hanachi, Parichehr
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Language:English
Published: Asian Network for Scientific Information 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17429/1/To%20investigate%20the%20relation%20of%20hypertension%20and%20anthropometric%20measurement%20among%20elderly%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.174292015-12-07T04:00:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17429/ To investigate the relation of hypertension and anthropometric measurement among elderly in Malaysia. Abd Latiff, Latiffah Hanachi, Parichehr This study aimed to determine the association between anthropometric measurement and dyslipidemia and their association with hypertension among older people. A cross sectional study was done among the residents in two old folks homes (Rumah Seri Kenangan Cheras and Little Sisters of the Poor) in urban Malaysia using a pre-tested guided questionnaire. Measurements taken were the blood pressure level, height and weight measurement and lipid profile. There were 92 respondents participated in the study. The prevalence of hypertension was 51.1%. The study found significant association between anthropometric measurement and hypertension although there was no difference in waist hip ratio measurement among hypertensive and normotensive individuals. Level of total cholesterol, LDL-C and triglycerides were significantly higher among hypertensive individuals compared to normotensive individuals. The prevalence rate of hypertension among residents in this study is higher compared to the national prevalence rate among the older adults. Appropriate invention programmes should be reinforced to reduce the complications of hypertension especially among institutionalized elderly. Asian Network for Scientific Information 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17429/1/To%20investigate%20the%20relation%20of%20hypertension%20and%20anthropometric%20measurement%20among%20elderly%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Abd Latiff, Latiffah and Hanachi, Parichehr (2008) To investigate the relation of hypertension and anthropometric measurement among elderly in Malaysia. Journal of Applied Sciences, 8 (21). pp. 3963-3968. ISSN 1812-5654, ESSN: 1812-5662 http://www.scialert.net/ 10.3923/jas.2008.3963.3968
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description This study aimed to determine the association between anthropometric measurement and dyslipidemia and their association with hypertension among older people. A cross sectional study was done among the residents in two old folks homes (Rumah Seri Kenangan Cheras and Little Sisters of the Poor) in urban Malaysia using a pre-tested guided questionnaire. Measurements taken were the blood pressure level, height and weight measurement and lipid profile. There were 92 respondents participated in the study. The prevalence of hypertension was 51.1%. The study found significant association between anthropometric measurement and hypertension although there was no difference in waist hip ratio measurement among hypertensive and normotensive individuals. Level of total cholesterol, LDL-C and triglycerides were significantly higher among hypertensive individuals compared to normotensive individuals. The prevalence rate of hypertension among residents in this study is higher compared to the national prevalence rate among the older adults. Appropriate invention programmes should be reinforced to reduce the complications of hypertension especially among institutionalized elderly.
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author Abd Latiff, Latiffah
Hanachi, Parichehr
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Hanachi, Parichehr
To investigate the relation of hypertension and anthropometric measurement among elderly in Malaysia.
author_facet Abd Latiff, Latiffah
Hanachi, Parichehr
author_sort Abd Latiff, Latiffah
title To investigate the relation of hypertension and anthropometric measurement among elderly in Malaysia.
title_short To investigate the relation of hypertension and anthropometric measurement among elderly in Malaysia.
title_full To investigate the relation of hypertension and anthropometric measurement among elderly in Malaysia.
title_fullStr To investigate the relation of hypertension and anthropometric measurement among elderly in Malaysia.
title_full_unstemmed To investigate the relation of hypertension and anthropometric measurement among elderly in Malaysia.
title_sort to investigate the relation of hypertension and anthropometric measurement among elderly in malaysia.
publisher Asian Network for Scientific Information
publishDate 2008
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17429/1/To%20investigate%20the%20relation%20of%20hypertension%20and%20anthropometric%20measurement%20among%20elderly%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
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