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Risk Of Metabolic Syndrome Among Children Living In Metropolitan Kuala Lumpur: A Case Control Study, Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud
Risk Of Metabolic Syndrome Among Children Living In Metropolitan Kuala Lumpur: A Case Control Study, Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud
Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud
Background: With the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity, the metabolic syndrome has been studied among children in many countries but not in Malaysia. Hence, this study aimed to compare metabolic risk factors between overweight/obese and normal weight children and to determine the influence of gender and ethnicity on the metabolic syndrome among school children aged 9 12 years in Kuala Lumpur and its metropolitan suburbs. Methods: A case control study was conducted among 402 children, comprising 193 normal-weight and 209 overweight/obese. Weight, height, waist circumference (WC) and body composition were measured, and WHO (2007) growth reference was used to categorise …
Coffee And Tea Intake And Risk Of Breast Cancer, Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud
Coffee And Tea Intake And Risk Of Breast Cancer, Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud
Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud
Known risk factors account for about 10-15% of breast cancer incidence suggesting that lifestyle exposures are crucial in its etiology. Previous epidemiological studies on the association between coffee and tea consumption and breast cancer risk have been inconsistent. We investigated the association of coffee and tea consumption with the risk of breast cancer among women in EPIC-NL cohort, a population-based prospective cohort in Netherlands with 27,323 participants. Exposure was measured by a validated food frequency questionnaire, and the outcome was verified by direct linkage with the Netherlands Cancer Registry. A total of 681 invasive primary breast cancers were diagnosed in …