Association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and prevalence of diabetes mellitus among Malaysian adults

• Main Authors: Shew Fung Wong (Author), Poh Sin Yap (Author), Joon Wah Mak (Author), Wan Ling Elaine Chan (Author), Geok Lin Khor (Author), Stephen Ambu (Author), Wan Loy Chu (Author), Maria Safura Mohamad (Author), Norazizah Ibrahim Wong (Author), Nur Liana Ab. Majid (Author), Hamizatul Akmal Abd. Hamid (Author), Wan Shakira Rodzlan Hasani (Author), Muhammad Fadhli bin Mohd Yussoff (Author), Hj. Tahir bin Aris (Author), Ezahtulsyahreen Bt. Ab. Rahman (Author), Zaleha Bt. M. Rashid (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Malaysia has the highest rate of diabetes mellitus (DM) in the Southeast Asian region, and has ongoing air pollution and periodic haze exposure. Methods Diabetes data were derived from the Malaysian National Health and Morbidity Surveys conducted in 2006, 2011 and 2015. The air p...