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Distribution of blood pressure in a national sample of Malaysian adults

Lim TO 1 , Ding LM 2 , Goh BL 3 , Zaki M 4 , Suleiman AB 5 , Maimunah AH 6 Show all authors , Rozita H 7 , Rashid A 8

Affiliations 

  • 1 T O Lim, MRCP. Clinical Research Centre, Jalan Pahang, 50586, Hospital Kuala Lumpur
  • 2 L M Ding, MHA. Clinical Research Centre, Jalan Pahang, 50586, Hospital Kuala Lumpur
  • 3 B L Goh, MRCP. Department of Nephrology, Jalan Pahang, 50586, Hospital Kuala Lumpur
  • 4 M Zaki, FRCP. Department of Nephrology, Jalan Pahang, 50586, Hospital Kuala Lumpur
  • 5 Abu Bakar Suleiman, FRACP. Department of Nephrology, Jalan Pahang, 50586, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 6 A H Maimunah, MPH. Institut Kesihatan Umum, Jalan Pahang, 50586, Hospital Kuala Lumpur
  • 7 H Rozita, MPH. Institut Kesihatan Umum, Jalan Pahang, 50586, Hospital Kuala Lumpur
  • 8 A Rashid, MRCP. Universiti Sains Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 2000 Mar;55(1):90-107.
PMID: 11072495 MyJurnal

Abstract

We describe the distribution of blood pressure (BP) by age, sex and ethnicity in Malaysian adults. A national sample of 21,391 individuals aged 30 or older had usable data. They were selected by stratified 2-stage cluster sampling. BP was measured using an automated oscillometric device, Visomat. Percentile tables and curves by age, sex and ethnicity are presented. The systolic and diastolic BP distribution was right skewed and showed the expected increase with age. This was markedly so in Malay and other indigenous women; as a result they had most severe hypertension.
Study name: National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS-1996)

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