| Literature DB >> 11072496 |
T O Lim1, L M Ding, M Zaki, A B Suleiman, S Fatimah, S Siti, A Tahir, A H Maimunah.
Abstract
We describe the distribution of body weight, height and body mass index (BMI) by age, sex and ethnicity in Malaysian adults. A national sample of 28,737 individuals aged 20 or older had usable data. They were selected by stratified 2-stage cluster sampling. Percentile tables and curves by age, sex and ethnicity are presented. The body weight and BMI distributions were right skewed, while that of height was symmetrical. BMI distribution showed the expected increase with age, while that of height decrease with age. Differences in BMI between the 2 sexes and among the 4 ethnic groups were observed. Indian had the highest BMI, followed by Malay, Chinese and other indigenous ethnic group.Mesh：
Year: 2000 PMID： 11072496
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med J Malaysia ISSN： 0300-5283