Prevalence of impaired fasting glucose and associated risk factors among Malaysian adult population: Findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019.

ABSTRACT: Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) is a condition when a person's blood glucose level is above the normal range, but below the diagnostic cut-off for a formal diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of IFG among adults aged 18 years and older in Malaysia and its' associated factors. Data were obtained as part of the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019 [1]. It was a community-based, cross-sectional study that was conducted among a targeted population in both urban and rural areas in all 13 states and 3 federal territories in Malaysia, using a two stage stratified random sampling method. Adults aged 18 years and older with fasting capillary blood glucose (FBG) readings of ≤ 6.9 mmol/L were selected, except those known to have diabe

SUBMITTER: Mokhtar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12002514 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature