Sociodemographic and Health-Lifestyle Determinants of Obesity Risks in Malaysia

Author:

Tan Andrew K. G.1,Dunn Richard A.2,Samad Mohamed Ismail Abdul3,Feisul Mustapha Idzwan3

Affiliation:

1. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia,

2. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

3. Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the sociodemographic and health—lifestyle factors that affect the likelihood of obesity among Malaysians. Data were obtained from the Malaysian Non-Communicable Disease Surveillance-1. The cross-sectional population-based survey consisted of 2447 observations, with an obesity prevalence rate of 17.2%. Based on logit regression analysis, the results suggest that obesity risks in Malaysia are affected by gender, education level, family history, health conditions, smoking status, and ethnic backgrounds. Specifically, Malaysians more likely to be obese are females (5.3%), lower educated (0.9%), those with history of family illnesses (4.8%), and nonsmokers (6.4%). However, Chinese (9.3%) and other (5.5%) ethnic groups are less likely to be obese when compared with Malays. Based on these results, several policy implications are discussed vis-à-vis obesity risks in Malaysia.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Reference41 articles.

1. Ministry of Health Malaysia. Malaysia NCD Surveillance 2006: NCD Risk Factors in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Ministry of Health Malaysia, Disease Control Division; 2005.

2. The Cost of Obesity

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