Prevalence and risk factors of prehypertension in university students in Sabah, Borneo Island of East Malaysia
Abstract Unhealthy lifestyle contributes mainly to an increased prevalence of non-communicable diseases including hypertension and cardiovascular diseases tend to increase in Malaysia. These diseases lead to an increased risk of end organ damage and cardiovascular complications. In this study, the prevalence of prehypertension and its associated risk factors among a cohort of university students in Sabah was determined. This is a prospective, cross-sectional study conducted among 365 undergraduate students irrespective of faculties at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). Standardized and validated... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Medicine ; volume 99, issue 21, page e20287 ; ISSN 0025-7974 1536-5964 |
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Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27670640 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000020287 |