The nutrition transition in Malaysia; key drivers and recommendations for improved health outcomes

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Table 5 Prevalence of undiagnosed NCD in adults of 18 years old and above (Source: data for NHMS III (2006), NHMS IV (2011) and NHMS V (2015) from Institute of Public Health [20, 22, 28] and for NHMS I (1986) and II (1996) from Ahmad [2])

	NHMS I (1986) %	NHMS II (1996) %	NHMS III (2006) %	NHMS IV (2011) %	NHMS V (2015) %
Undiagnosed Diabetes ^*	1.8^a	1.8^b	4.5	8.0	9.1
Undiagnosed Hypertension^**	n/a	n/a	23.9	19.8	17.2
Undiagnosed Hypercholesterolaemia^***	n/a	n/a	18.4	26.6	38.5

Note: Prevalences are for adults of 18 years old and above except for “a” (≥ 35 yrs) and “b” (≥30 yrs); * respondent was not known to have diabetes and had a fasting capillary blood glucose (FBG) of ≥6.1 mmol/L or more (or non-fasting blood glucose of ≥11.1 mmol/L); ** respondent was not known to have hypertension and had a systolic blood pressure of ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure of ≥90 mmHg; *** respondent was not known to have hypercholesterolaemia and had a total blood cholesterol of ≥5.2 mmol/L

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