PMID- 33854087
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20211115
LR  - 20240407
IS  - 2045-2322 (Electronic)
IS  - 2045-2322 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 1
DP  - 2021 Apr 14
TI  - Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its associated risk factors among staffs in 
      a Malaysian public university.
PG  - 8132
LID - 10.1038/s41598-021-87248-1 [doi]
LID - 8132
AB  - Public health systems are concerned with the commensurate rise of metabolic 
      syndrome (MetS) incidence across populations worldwide, due to its tendency to 
      amplify greater risk of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases within communities. 
      This study aimed to determine the prevalence of MetS and its associated risk 
      factors among staffs in a Malaysian public university. A cross-sectional study 
      was conducted among 538 staffs from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) 
      between April and June 2019. MetS was defined according to JIS "Harmonized" 
      criteria. A questionnaire that consisted of items on socio-demographics, 
      lifestyle risk behaviors and personal medical history information was 
      administered to participants. Subsequently, a series of physical examination and 
      biochemical assessment was conducted at the hall or foyer of selected faculties 
      in the university. Descriptive and inferential statistics were conducted using 
      SPSS version 22.0. Multivariate models were yielded to determine the risk factors 
      associated with MetS. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. The overall 
      prevalence of MetS was 20.6%, with men having greater prevalence than women 
      (24.9% vs. 18.3%). Prevalence of MetS increased with age. Factors contributed to 
      MetS in the overall sample were BMI, hypertension, diabetes and physical activity 
      of moderate intensity. Diabetes and hypertension were significantly associated 
      with MetS in men, whereas BMI, diabetes and hyperlipidemia were significantly 
      associated with MetS in women. Lifestyle behaviors and cardio-metabolic risk 
      factors were associated with MetS for the overall sample, and across genders.
FAU - Manaf, Mohd Rizal Abdul
AU  - Manaf MRA
AD  - Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan 
      Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. mrizal@ppukm.ukm.edu.my.
FAU - Nawi, Azmawati Mohammed
AU  - Nawi AM
AD  - Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan 
      Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
FAU - Tauhid, Noorlaili Mohd
AU  - Tauhid NM
AD  - Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan 
      Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
FAU - Othman, Hanita
AU  - Othman H
AD  - Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 
      Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
FAU - Rahman, Mohd Rizam Abdul
AU  - Rahman MRA
AD  - Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan 
      Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
FAU - Yusoff, Hanizah Mohd
AU  - Yusoff HM
AD  - Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan 
      Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
FAU - Safian, Nazaruddin
AU  - Safian N
AD  - Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan 
      Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
FAU - Ng, Pei Yuen
AU  - Ng PY
AD  - Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan 
      Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
FAU - Manaf, Zahara Abdul
AU  - Manaf ZA
AD  - Dietetic Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 
      Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
FAU - Kadir, Nor Ba'yah Abdul
AU  - Kadir NBA
AD  - Psychology Program, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti 
      Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
FAU - Yanasegaran, Kevina
AU  - Yanasegaran K
AD  - Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan 
      Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
FAU - Basir, Siti Munirah Abdul
AU  - Basir SMA
AD  - Dietetic Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 
      Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
FAU - Ramakrishnappa, Sowmya
AU  - Ramakrishnappa S
AD  - Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan 
      Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
FAU - Ganasegeran, Kurubaran
AU  - Ganasegeran K
AD  - Clinical Research Center, Seberang Jaya Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 
      Penang, Malaysia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20210414
PL  - England
TA  - Sci Rep
JT  - Scientific reports
JID - 101563288
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Personnel/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Humans
MH  - Life Style
MH  - Malaysia/epidemiology
MH  - Male
MH  - Metabolic Syndrome/*epidemiology
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Public Sector
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Sex Characteristics
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Universities
PMC - PMC8047014
COIS- The authors declare no competing interests.
EDAT- 2021/04/16 06:00
MHDA- 2021/11/16 06:00
PMCR- 2021/04/14
CRDT- 2021/04/15 06:53
PHST- 2020/12/03 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/03/18 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/04/15 06:53 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/04/16 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/11/16 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/04/14 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1038/s41598-021-87248-1 [pii]
AID - 87248 [pii]
AID - 10.1038/s41598-021-87248-1 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Sci Rep. 2021 Apr 14;11(1):8132. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-87248-1.