Prevalence of obesity and its associated risk factors among the elderly in Malaysia: Findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2015

Background Obesity is a crucial public health problem and is rising globally. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of obesity and its associated factors among the elderly in Malaysia. Methods Data were obtained from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2015. This was a cro...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Author: Ariaratnam S.; Rodzlan Hasani W.S.; Krishnapillai A.D.; Abd Hamid H.A.; Jane Ling M.Y.; Ho B.K.; Ghazali S.S.; Tohit N.M.; Mohd Yusoff M.F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2020
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85090910097&doi=10.1371%2fjournal.pone.0238566&partnerID=40&md5=132f33e7e199db427c1b1b847b5edc2e