Body mass index (BMI) of adults: findings of the Malaysian Adult Nutrition Survey (MANS)

• Main Authors: Md. Yusof, Azmi, Raib, Junidah, A., Siti Mariam, Md. Yusof, Safiah, S., Fatimah, Abdul Karim, Norimah, Poh, Bee Koon, Kandiah, Mirnalini, Mohd Shariff, Zalilah, Wan Muda, Wan Abdul Manan, Mohd Din, Siti Haslinda, A., Tahir
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nutrition Society of Malaysia 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13437/1/Body%20mass%20index.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13437/; http://nutriweb.org.my/publications/mjn0015_2/mjn15n2_art1.php
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The Malaysian Adults Nutrition Survey (MANS) was carried out between October 2002 and July 2003, involving 6,775 men and 3,441 women aged 18 - 59 years. Anthropometric assessment showed that the overall mean body weight and BMI were 62.65 kg (CI: 62.20, 63.09) and 24.37 kg/m2 (CI: 24.21, 24.53) resp...