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ArticleThe Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS2021

Determinants of Newly-Diagnosed Raised Blood Pressure: The Malaysian Context.

Ooi Wei Lim, How Hui Liew, Xin Ru Eng, Chin Khian Yong, Ling Hong Lim

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Article in The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ooi Wei LimMalaysia Foundation Programme, Heriot-Watt University, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
How Hui LiewDepartment of Mathematical and Actuarial Sciences, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia.
Xin Ru EngDepartment of Economics, School of Social Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom.
Chin Khian YongDepartment of Mathematical and Actuarial Sciences, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia.
Ling Hong LimMalaysia Foundation Programme, Heriot-Watt University, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
Heriot-Watt University Malaysia · MYUniversiti Tunku Abdul Rahman · MYHeriot-Watt University · GB

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Abstract

backgroundRaised blood pressure, also known as hypertension (HPT), has been a distressing health concern among Malaysians. An upward trend is found on the prevalence of newly-diagnosed HPT, contributing to the high number of overall hypertensive patients in Malaysia. To understand the cause and reduce the economic burden caused by HPT, current research aims to examine the dependency among sociodemographic and behavioural determinants of newly-diagnosed HPT among Malaysians.

methodsThe current study uses secondary data from the Fifth National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS V) 2015, a population based cross-sectional study. This study uses the Bayesian Network (BN) modelling to design and build a 'causal' model and identify potential determinants and their respective conditional probability on the prevalence of newly-diagnosed HPT among Malaysians.

resultsThis study shows that Malaysians with newly-diagnosed HPT are directly affected by the age and body mass index (BMI). Additionally, household income, sex, marital status, ethnicity, strata, education levels, occupation, fruit intake, vegetable intake, smoking status, physical activity and plain water intake indirectly affect the incidence of the newly-diagnosed HPT.

conclusionThese results may be helpful in implementing appropriate policies to prevent and monitor the increasing prevalence of newly-diagnosed HPT among adults in Malaysia.

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behavioural determinantsdependencynewly-diagnosed hypertensionraised blood pressuresociodemographic determinants

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