The Malaysian health and wellbeing assessment (MyHebat) study protocol: An initiation of a national registry for extended cardiovascular risk evaluation in the community
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2022
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been a burden to many developing countries for decades, including Malaysia. Although various steps have been taken to prevent and manage CVD, it remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The rising prevalence of CVD risk factors such as hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, diabetes, overweight and obesity is the main driving force behind the CVD epidemic. Therefore, a nationwide health study coined as the Malaysian Health and Wellbeing Assessment (MyHEBAT) was designed. It aimed to investigate the prevalence of CVD and the associated risk factors in the community across Malaysia. The MyHEBAT study recruited participants (18-75 years old) through community health screening programmes from 11 states in Malaysia. The MyHEBAT study was further divided into two sub-studies, namely, the Cardiovascular Risk Epidemiological Study (MyHEBAT-CRES) and the MyHEBAT Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Study (MyHEBAT-FH). These studies assessed the prevalence of CVD risk factors and the prevalence of FH in the community, respectively. The data garnered from the MyHEBAT study will provide information for healthcare providers to devise better prevention and clinical practice guidelines for managing CVD in Malaysia.
Keywords
Cardiovascular disease, CVD risk factor, Risk categorisation, familial hypercholesterolaemia
Divisions
fac_med
Funders
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia Long Term Research Grant Scheme [600-RMI/LRGS 3/5(2/2011)],National Professorial Council [854000160001],UK-Malaysia (Newton Ungku Omar Fund) [100-TNCPI/GOV 16/6/2 (002/2020)-02]
Publication Title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume
19
Issue
18
Publisher
MDPI
Publisher Location
ST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, CH-4052 BASEL, SWITZERLAND