Anaemia in Relation to Body Mass Index
| Main Authors: | Nazeera SA, Adilah S, Zuraida CH, Syamimi I, Azahadi O |
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| Format: | Proceeding poster |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2020
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4017053 |
Daftar Isi:
- Introduction Anaemia is a global public health problem and a study in China showed that overweight / obesity were less likely to be anaemic. While another study showed no definite relationship between anaemia in adult with body mass index (BMI). Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship of anaemia and BMI among adults in Malaysia. Methodology [Refer to Poster]. Result The overall prevalence of anaemia in adults was 21.1% with estimated population of 4,255,016 adults in Malaysia. Discussion / Conclusion Result shows that Malaysia had a lower prevalence of anaemia compared to globally and South East Asia regions. The finding was similar to a study in India that indicate adults with low BMI would have a higher risk of anaemia. Anaemia in adults was also associated with increasing age, being female and Indian ethnicity. Further studies can be done to evaluate more on nutritional deficiencies that cause anaemia in Malaysian adults such as iron and folate intake.