CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN WOMEN : STATISTICS

Women’s Heart Health Awareness Program In Malaysia Death among women due to Cardiovascular Disease* and all Cancers Combined * in Malaysia** (1999 – 2005) CV Disease 26.8% 27.5% 26.7% 25.9% 26.4% 25.4% 26.1% All Cancers 10.1% 10.5% 10.6% 10.9% 11.4% 11.3% 11.8% 11.9% * expressed as % of total female deaths ** deaths in government hospitals only About 25% of female deaths in government hospitals (about 1 in 4) is due to CVD

Women’s Heart Health Awareness Program In Malaysia More females died from heart disease than strokes. Death among women due to Heart Disease and Strokes in Malaysia**

Women’s Heart Health Awareness Program In Malaysia Prevalence of Life Style Related Risk Factors in Women Risk factor NHMS II 1996 NHMS III 2006 Hypertension 34% (above the age of 30) 43% Diabetes 8.3% 14.9% Overweight 17.9% 28.6% Obesity 5.7% 17.3%

NHMS III – PREVALENCE OF HPT BY GENDER Male Female Both All races 41.7 43.4 42.6 Malay 42.3 48.4 45.4 Chinese 42.4 38.7 40.6 Indian 40.5 39.5 40.0 Malay females have the highest prevalence with almost ½ being hypertensive

NHMS III – PREVALENCE OF HPT BY URBANIZATION (Age > 18 yrs) Gender % Male Female Both Urban 31.3 27.2 29.3 Rural 36.4 37.5 36.9 Hypertension is more prevalent in RURAL areas

NHMS III – PREVALENCE OF HPT BY INCOME (Age > 18 yrs) Gender % Household Incomes Male Female Both < 400 40.5 44.8 42.8 400-999 35.1 36.0 35.5 1000-1999 33.2 30.1 31.7 2000-2999 32.9 27.4 30.2 > 3000 29.6 23.5 26.6

Prevalence of Life Style Related Risk Factors in Women Trends in the Prevalence of the Common CV Risk Factors among Malaysian Women Prevalence of Life Style Related Risk Factors in Women Risk Factor NHMS II 1996   NHMS III 2006 Hypertension - rural -urban 33.9% (>30 years) 43.4% 37.5% 27.2% Diabetes a 8.3% 14.9% Overweight (>25-<30kg/m2) 17.9% (>18years) 28.6% Obesity (>30kg/m2) 5.7% 17.3% Lipids (TC>5.2mmol/l) 21.5% 20.6% Smoking 3.5% 1.6% aself reported diabetes and newly diagnosed. In NHMSII diagnosis was based on 2hour post glucose load while in NHMSIII, it was based on finger prick fasting glucose >6.1mmol/l. Source :National Health & Morbidity Survey II. 1996, Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia. The 3rd National Health & Morbidity Survey 2006 (NHMS III) Institute of Public Health (IPH) National Institute of Health. Ministry of Health Malaysia. 2008

Women’s Heart Health Awareness Program In Malaysia Prevalence of Life Style Related Risk Factors in Women In Malaysia, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus DM in adults age 30 and above has increased from 8.3% in 1996 (NHMS II) to 14.9% in 2006 (NHMS III). The prevalence of DM increased with increasing age, from 2.0% in the 18-24 years age group to between 20.8 – 26.2% among the 50 – 64 year age group. There was no gender difference observed Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) accounts for >95% of he local diabetic population

Trends in the Prevalence of BMI among Malaysian Women   1980 1990 2000 2008 Malaysia 22.6 (19.5-24.8) 23.3 (21.7-24.9) 24.7 (23.9-25.4) 25.4 (24.7-26.2) Source ; World Health Organization. World Health Statistics. Available at www.who.int/ghodata/ . assessed on 24th December 2011

Women’s Heart Health Awareness Program In Malaysia Prevalence of Obesity in NHMS II (1996) and NHMS III (2006) by Gender

Women’s Heart Health Awareness Program In Malaysia Prevalence of Overweight in NHMS II (1996) and NHMS III (2006) by Gender

Percent Insufficiently active Prevalence of Insufficiently Active (Age Standardized estimate) Females 25+ yrs among ASEAN Women Prevalence of Life Style Related Risk Factors in Women   Percent Insufficiently active Malaysia 65.6% (63.1-67.9) Singapore - Thailand 21.4% (20.6-22.1%) Philippines 26.2% (9.8-60.4%) Indonesia 28.1% (25.4-30.9%) Source ; World Health Organization. World Health Statistics. Available at www.who.int/ghodata/ . assessed on 24th December 2011

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