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. 2000 Mar;55(1):90-107.

Distribution of blood pressure in a national sample of Malaysian adults

T O Lim  1 , L M Ding, B L Goh, M Zaki, A B Suleiman, A H Maimunah, H Rozita, A Rashid
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  • PMID: 11072495
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Distribution of blood pressure in a national sample of Malaysian adults

T O Lim et al. Med J Malaysia. 2000 Mar.
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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.

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