- Title
- Cross-sectional STEPwise approach to surveillance (STEPS) population survey of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and risk factors in Brunei Darussalam 2016
- Creator
- Ong, Sok King; Lai, Daphne Teck Ching; Wong, Justin Yun Yaw; Si-Ramlee, Khairil Azhar; Razak, Lubna Abdul; Kassim, Norhayati; Kamis, Zakaria; Koh, David
- Relation
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health Vol. 29, Issue 8, p. 635-648
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539517738072
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- This article provides a cross-sectional weighted measurement of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and risk factors prevalence among Brunei adult population using WHO STEPS methodology. A 2-staged randomized sampling was conducted during August 2015 to April 2016. Three-step surveillance included (1) interview using standardized questionnaire, (2) blood pressure and anthropometric measurements, and (3) biochemistry tests. Data weighting was applied. A total of 3808 adults aged 18 to 69 years participated in step 1; 2082 completed steps 2 and 3 measurements. Adult smoking prevalence was 19.9%, obesity 28.2%, hypertension 28.0%, diabetes 9.7%, prediabetes 2.1%, and 51.3% had fasting cholesterol level ≥5 mmol/L. Inadequate consumption of fruits and vegetables prevalence was high at 91.7%. Among those aged 40 to 69 years, 8.9% had a 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk ≥30%, or with existing CVD. Population strategies and targeted group interventions are required to control the NCD risk factors and morbidities.
- Subject
- STEPS population survey; prevalence; noncommunicable diseases; behavioural risk factors; obesity; CVD risk
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1390592
- Identifier
- uon:33091
- Identifier
- ISSN:1010-5395
- Language
- eng
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