National University of Malaysia

About: National University of Malaysia is a education organization based out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Heat transfer. The organization has 26593 authors who have published 41270 publications receiving 552683 citations. The organization is also known as: NUM & Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

The third national health and morbidity survey: Prevalence of obesity, and abdominal obesity among the Malaysian elderly population

Abstract: Obesity is an emerging public health threat in the elderly population in developing countries. Hence, the Third National Health and Morbidity Survey has assessed 4746 individuals aged 60 years and older recruited through a household survey to determine the prevalence of adiposity using body mass index and waist circumference. The national's prevalence of overweight and obesity in men was 29.2% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 27.2-31.3) and 7.4% (95% CI = 6.4-8.6), respectively. However, the prevalence decreased with age. The figures in women were 30.3% (95% CI = 28.5-32.1) and 13.8% (95% CI = 12.5-15.2), respectively. The prevalence of abdominal obesity was 21.4% (95%CI = 20.2-22.6), with 7.7% (95% CI = 6.7-9.0) in men and 33.4% (95% CI = 31.4-35.3) in women. Predictors of adiposity include the following: Malay and Indian ethnicity, higher education level, higher household income, from urban area, and being married. In conclusion, adiposity affects about one third of the Malaysian elderly population, especially those of the younger age group, women, and those with higher socioeconomic status.

A benchmarking implementation framework for automotive manufacturing SMEs

Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework for benchmarking implementation in small medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) taking into consideration their characteristics.Design/methodology/approach – The paper begins with the review on the definition of SME and a comparison of the characteristics of SMEs and large organizations. It presents the need for a framework and its relationship with benchmarking and TQM. This is followed by reviewing the benchmarking implementation frameworks proposed by researchers and discusses these frameworks based on their strengths and weaknesses from SMEs perspective. The frameworks were categorised into two broad types based on the different writer's background and the approach on how they view the benchmarking implementation process.Findings – The paper suggested a conceptual framework for benchmarking implementation dedicated to the automotive manufacturing SMEs. This framework guides them through from the start to end of the benchmarking process....

Dementia, stroke, and vascular risk factors; a review

Abstract: Interest in dementia has increased over the past few decades. Stroke is an important cause of cognitive problems. The term vascular cognitive impairment is now used to describe dementia attributed to stroke or deep white matter lesions detected on imaging. Although vascular cognitive impairment is increasingly diagnosed, Alzheimer's disease remains the most common dementia worldwide. The relationship between Alzheimer's disease and vascular cognitive impairment is unclear, although there exists significant overlap, which prompts physicians to consider them opposite ends of a disease spectrum, rather than separate entities. There is also substantial evidence that stroke risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes; lipid disorders, etc. are independently associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and vascular cognitive impairment. Evidence suggests that these risk factors have a cumulative effect on Alzheimer's disease development but not on vascular cognitive impairment. This is more marked in Alzheimer's disease patients in the presence of the e4 allelic variant of apolipoprotein E. How these risk factors increase the risk of dementia is largely unknown. Physicians must be aware that stroke causes dementia; that vascular risk factors appear to be independent risk factors in developing dementia, and that poststroke care must include cognitive assessment.