Lifestyle Related Diseases amongst Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia-Case Study

Othman, Che Noriah; Lamin, Roz Azinur Che; Farooqui, Maryam; Sihab, Norsabrina; Said, Sa’adiah Mohd

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.042

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“…This showed that they were willing to get modern treatment instead of remaining in the denial of the illness. This finding is comparable to the result of a study where a high percentage (88.5%) of Orang Asli community at Kuala Boh, state of Selangor went for regular health checkups (Othman et al, 2012). The subjects from this study still believe in traditional medications such as herbal from the jungle.…”

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confidence: 84%

Stability indicating spectrophotometric methods for determination of Tiemonium methylsulphate in the presence of its degradation products

Zaazaa¹,

Abbas²,

Haddad³

2014

J Appl Pharm Sci

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This study was conducted to assess the health and social economic status of Lanoh ethic subgroup of Orang Asli (indigenous peoples) in Air Bah I village, Malaysia. A one day study which involved health screening and structured interview was conducted on 16 April 2011. Forty five Orang Asli participated in the health screening. Fifteen subjects were newly discovered to have high blood pressure while 5 subjects had high blood glucose level. Only 37.8 % had normal body mass index and 26.7 % were pre-obese. Thirteen subjects were interviewed about their health seeking behavior and knowledge of the proper use of medications. Slightly more than half (53.8 %) of the subjects was uneducated and 69.2 % were rubber tappers with the median monthly household income of RM 400 (USD 122.31). Approximately 77 % of the subjects had visited the health centre for body checkups. The utilization of herbs as medications (23.1 %) was common and the majority (76.9 %) said that traditional medications were safe compared to modern medications. Around 46 % of Orang Asli had the opinion that medications should be kept in the refrigerator and exposed places and 61.5 % shared medications with others. In conclusion, the Lanoh are still categorized under the poverty group and their education level remains low. Therefore, education intervention is necessary to improve their knowledge on the proper use of medications.

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confidence: 84%

Stability indicating spectrophotometric methods for determination of Tiemonium methylsulphate in the presence of its degradation products

Zaazaa¹,

Abbas²,

Haddad³

2014

J Appl Pharm Sci

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“…Based on the findings of several qualitative studies conducted in the 1970’s and 1990’s, low or unreported cases of coronary artery diseases such as fibrous plaques and complicated lesions were found among the Orang Asli [ 18 - 20 ]. In 2010 and 2012, the Orang Asliwere reported to suffer from diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndromes [ 21 , 22 ] but no report on cardiovascular diseases was reported thus far. From the communication with the local Orang Asli, there were many cases of sudden death with unknown reasons which we believed could be cardiovascular-related events, such as myocardial infarction.…”

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Metabolomics and partial least square discriminant analysis to predict history of myocardial infarction of self-claimed healthy subjects: validity and feasibility for clinical practice

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BackgroundThe dynamics of metabolomics in establishing a prediction model using partial least square discriminant analysis have enabled better disease diagnosis; with emphasis on early detection of diseases. We attempted to translate the metabolomics model to predict the health status of the Orang Asli community whom we have little information. The metabolite expressions of the healthy vs. diseased patients (cardiovascular) were compared. A metabotype model was developed and validated using partial least square discriminant analysis (PLSDA). Cardiovascular risks of the Orang Asli were predicted and confirmed by biochemistry profiles conducted concurrently.ResultsFourteen (14) metabolites were determined as potential biomarkers for cardiovascular risks with receiver operating characteristic of more than 0.7. They include 15S-HETE (AUC = 0.997) and phosphorylcholine (AUC = 0.995). Seven Orang Asli were clustered with the patients’ group and may have ongoing cardiovascular risks and problems. This is supported by biochemistry tests results that showed abnormalities in cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL and LDL levels.ConclusionsThe disease prediction model based on metabolites is a useful diagnostic alternative as compared to the current single biomarker assays. The former is believed to be more cost effective since a single sample run is able to provide a more comprehensive disease profile, whilst the latter require different types of sampling tubes and blood volumes.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13336-015-0018-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…This apparent disparity could be due to modernization in terms of lifestyle and behavior, with most people spending more leisure time at home and having less vigorous work compared to before. The upgrade in infrastructure nearer to their communities also made them less mobile, decreasing their need to travel more [ 59 ]. Environmental factors also play a barrier in performing physical activity such as poor maintenance of natural resources, lack of access to sport facilities and suitable walking area [ 60 ].…”

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Physical Activity in Malaysia: Are We Doing Enough? Findings from the REDISCOVER Study

Nik-Nasir

Md-Yasin

Ariffin

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Physical activity (PA) in the form of structured or unstructured exercise is beneficial for health. This paper aims to study PA levels across four domains according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and its associated factors. A total of 7479 Malaysian adult participants between 18 to 90 years old from the REDISCOVER study who completed the IPAQ were analyzed. PA was calculated as MET-min per week and were categorized according to insufficiently active, sufficiently active and very active. Multinomial regression was used to determine the association between sociodemographic, clinical factors and the level of PA. The mean age of the participants was 51.68 (±9.5 SD). The total reported physical activity in median (IQR) was 1584.0 (0–5637.3) MET-min per week. The highest total for PA was in the domestic domain which is 490 (0–2400) MET-min per week. Factors associated with sufficiently active or very active PA include Malay ethnicity, no formal education, elementary occupation, current smokers and high HDL. Whereas low income, male and normal BMI are less likely to participate in sufficiently active or very active PA. Intervention to encourage higher PA levels in all domains is important to achieve recommended PA targets.

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Lifestyle Related Diseases amongst Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia-Case Study

Cited by 11 publications

References 2 publications

Stability indicating spectrophotometric methods for determination of Tiemonium methylsulphate in the presence of its degradation products

Stability indicating spectrophotometric methods for determination of Tiemonium methylsulphate in the presence of its degradation products

Metabolomics and partial least square discriminant analysis to predict history of myocardial infarction of self-claimed healthy subjects: validity and feasibility for clinical practice

Physical Activity in Malaysia: Are We Doing Enough? Findings from the REDISCOVER Study

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