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Table 5 Prevalence of undiagnosed NCD in adults of 18 years old and above (Source: data for NHMS III (2006), NHMS IV (2011) and NHMS V (2015) from Institute of Public Health [20, 22, 28] and for NHMS I (1986) and II (1996) from Ahmad [2])

From: The nutrition transition in Malaysia; key drivers and recommendations for improved health outcomes

 

NHMS I (1986) %

NHMS II (1996) %

NHMS III (2006) %

NHMS IV (2011) %

NHMS V (2015) %

Undiagnosed Diabetes *

1.8a

1.8b

4.5

8.0

9.1

Undiagnosed Hypertension**

n/a

n/a

23.9

19.8

17.2

Undiagnosed Hypercholesterolaemia***

n/a

n/a

18.4

26.6

38.5

  1. Note: Prevalences are for adults of 18 years old and above except for “a” (≥ 35 yrs) and “b” (≥30 yrs); * respondent was not known to have diabetes and had a fasting capillary blood glucose (FBG) of ≥6.1 mmol/L or more (or non-fasting blood glucose of ≥11.1 mmol/L); ** respondent was not known to have hypertension and had a systolic blood pressure of ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure of ≥90 mmHg; *** respondent was not known to have hypercholesterolaemia and had a total blood cholesterol of ≥5.2 mmol/L
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