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The impact of physical activity on cumulative cardiovascular disease risk factors among Malaysian adults

Rasiah R 1 , Thangiah G 2 , Yusoff K 3 , Manikam R 4 , Chandrasekaran SK 5 , Mustafa R 6 Show all authors , Bakar NB 7

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Development Studies, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. rajah@um.edu.my
  • 2 Department of Development Studies, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. govindamalrajiv@gmail.com
  • 3 Faculty of Medicine, University Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 47000, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia. k.yusoff@salam.uitm.edu.my
  • 4 Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. rishya@um.edu.my
  • 5 Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. snkrkumar@yahoo.com
  • 6 Malaysian Qualifying Agency, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. mrujhan@mqa.gov.my
  • 7 Faculty of Medicine, University Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 47000, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia. najminabubakar@gmail.com
BMC Public Health, 2015;15:1242.
PMID: 26673166 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2577-5

Abstract

Numerous studies have shown the importance of physical activity in reducing the morbidity and mortality rates caused by cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, most of these studies emphasise little on the cumulative effect of CVD risk factors. Hence, this study investigates the association between physical exercise and cumulative CVD risk factors among adults in three different age groups.

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