Obesity indices predict hypertension among indigenous adults in Krau Wildlife Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ee Yin Chua (Author), Mohd Shariff Zalilah (Author), Karppaya Haemamalar (Author), Sulaiman Norhasmah (Author), Appannah Geeta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The disease burden of indigenous peoples has been augmented by the rising prevalence of obesity and hypertension in this population. This study assessed the ability of obesity indices to predict hypertension among indigenous adults of Peninsular Malaysia. Methods In this cross-se...