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Socio-demographic factors and healthy lifestyle behaviours among Malaysian adults: National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019

Khaw WF 1 , Nasaruddin NH 2 , Alias N 2 , Chan YM 2 , Tan L 2 , Cheong SM 3 Show all authors , Ganapathy SS 2 , Mohd Yusoff MF 2 , Yong HY 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Institute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. khaw.wf@moh.gov.my
  • 2 Institute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 3 Bentong Health Clinic, Bentong District Health Office, Ministy of Health Malaysia, Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia
  • 4 Division of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sci Rep, 2022 Oct 04;12(1):16569.
PMID: 36195767 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20511-1

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the association between socio-demographic factors and designated healthy lifestyle behaviours in a nationally-representative sample of Malaysian adults aged 18 years and above. Secondary data involving 7388 participants aged 18-96 years from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019, a national cross-sectional survey, was used in this study. A healthy lifestyle score (0-5 points) was calculated based on five modifiable lifestyle factors: non-smoker, body mass index 

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