1.What Contributes to The Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetic Patients?
Assila Abdul Hamid ; Seak Yee Sin ; Goh Zhi Ping ; Nurul Amiza Mat Adam ; Mohd Syukri Hashim ; Khalib Abdul Latiff
International Journal of Public Health Research 2011;1(1):44-47
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has emerged as a major medical illness that drew the attention of the community. This research focused on the prevalence of five contributing factors to the progression of CKD, namely blood pressure control, glycaemic control, lipid control, smoking and alcohol intake, and explored significant association between these variables. This was a cross-sectional study that examined the progression of CKD based on the worsening of CKD stages. This study was conducted among CKD patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who attended Nephorology Clinic, UKMMC from April to May 2011. The progression of CKD was observed for 3 consecutive visits with 3 months intervals between the visits. Information regarding demographic data and social history were obtained through face-to-face interview, followed by case note review of the blood results. Data collected was analysed using SPSS version 19.0. A total of 201 respondents were investigated, which included 39.3% (n=79) female and 60.7% (n=122) male. The mean age for the respondents was 66.9 years old (±SD 9.00). Among the respondents, 71.5% had poor glycaemic control; 59.7% had poor blood pressure control; 65.2% had poor lipid control; 19.9% smoked and 3.5% consumed alcohol. There was poor correlation, there were statistically significant association between systolic blood pressure control with the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (p=0.001; r=-0.229). From this research, high systolic blood pressure was associated with low GFR, which indicated poor kidney function and resulted in progression of CKD. This study has clearly demonstrated that the control of blood pressure was essential in delaying the progression of CKD.
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
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Risk Factors
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
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Disease Progression
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Blood Pressure
2.Epidemiological study of AIDS in Xinjiang in 2003.
Ming-Jen YEE ; Jing CHENG ; Tuny-Lee WANG ; Tao JINN ; Yee ZHI ; Lun-Hui DOUNG ; Hung DENG ; Yi CHANG ; Dee-Lee AR
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2004;25(11):1009-1009
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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epidemiology
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Adult
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China
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epidemiology
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Female
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HIV Infections
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epidemiology
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HIV-1
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Humans
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Incidence
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Male
3.Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in Malaysian infants.
Way Seah LEE ; Sean Yee WONG ; Shin Yee WONG ; Zhong Ling KOAY ; Nong Sofea Ku SAFUAN ; Zhi Heng SAM ; Muhammad Yaziud JALALUDIN ; Choong Yi FONG ; Lucy C S LUM
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2021;50(7):580-582
4.Brief Smoking Cessation Interventions on Tuberculosis Contacts Receiving Preventive Therapy.
Min Zhi TAY ; Lovel GALAMAY ; Sugunavalli BHOOPALAN ; Kyin Win KHIN MAR ; Yee Tang WANG ; Cynthia Be CHEE
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2019;48(1):32-35
Adult
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Antitubercular Agents
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therapeutic use
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Contact Tracing
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Counseling
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Female
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Humans
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Latent Tuberculosis
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drug therapy
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prevention & control
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Male
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Multivariate Analysis
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Odds Ratio
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Pamphlets
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Practice Patterns, Nurses'
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Prospective Studies
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Singapore
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Smoking Cessation
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methods
5.Influence of rice and added sugar intakes on fasting plasma glucose and triacylglycerol levels amongst a population sample of Malaysian adults
Zhi Yee Lee ; Joshua Chuan Yung Foo ; Mei Qian Lim ; Zheng Xian Koh ; Wendy Hui Yi Wong ; Tony Kock Wai Ng
International e-Journal of Science, Medicine and Education 2015;9(1):26-31
Introduction: A recently published meta-analysis
showed that each additional serving of rice increased
risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) by an alarming
11%. We investigated whether this phenomenon is seen
in the Malaysian population by studying the effect of rice
intake and added sugar consumption on fasting plasma
glucose (FPG) and fasting triacylglycerol (TAG).
Methods: Ninety subjects (60 females, 30 males, aged
30-70 years), adequate to detect a weak-to-moderate
Pearson correlation of r=0.26 at a=0.05 and power=
0.80, were recruited by convenience sampling from six
communities in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Fasting blood
samples were collected by finger-prick and analysed for
FPG (AccuCek, Roche) and TAG (Accutrend, Roche).
Macronutrient intakes, including rice, were obtained
by a single interview using a previously-evaluated food
frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and quantitated as grams
by the DietPLUS V2 programme. Added sugar intakes
by subjects were estimated using an Added Sugar Intake
excel programme.
Results: Rice contributed to 85% of dietary
carbohydrates, accounting for 41.8 % kcal of the average
1750- kcal diet. Rice intakes or added sugar consumption
did not have a significant correlation (p>0.05) with
FPG nor fasting TAG. Added sugar consumption, which
averaged 44g/person/day (5% kcal) was markedly lower
than the 137g/person/day reported elsewhere for the
Malaysian population.
Conclusion: High consumption of rice as a risk factor of
type 2 DM was not indicated in the present study. Since
white rice consumption varied 10-fold in the present
subjects, the reduction in daily intake of this staple food
represents a feasible option for cutting back on calorie
intake for overweight or obese individuals.
Triglycerides
6.Hypertension management and lifestyle changes following screening for hypertension in an Asian low socioeconomic status community: a prospective study.
Liang En WEE ; Jolene WONG ; Run Ting CHIN ; Zhi Yong LIN ; Daniel E Q GOH ; Kalpana VIJAKUMAR ; Kiat Yee VONG ; Wei Ling TAY ; Hui Ting LIM ; Gerald C H KOH
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2013;42(9):451-465
INTRODUCTIONThis study investigated the effect of an access-enhanced intervention on hypertension screening and management, as well as on health behaviours among newly diagnosed hypertensives, in a multi-ethnic low socioeconomic status (SES) community. Factors associated with hypertension screening, treatment, and control in the community were also determined.
MATERIALS AND METHODSThe study involved all residents aged ≥40 years in 2 public rental housing precincts (low SES), between 2009 and 2011, who were followed-up prospectively for 1 year after a 6-month community-based intervention comprising a 3-month access-enhanced screening component and a 3-month follow-up (outreach) component. Blood pressure was measured at baseline and follow-up. Multivariate Cox regression determined predictors of hypertension management at follow-up.
RESULTSThe follow-up rate was 80.9% (467/577). At baseline, 60.4% (282/467) were hypertensive; 53.5% (151/282) were untreated; 54.2% (71/131) uncontrolled. One year later, postintervention, 51.6% (78/151) of untreated hypertensives were treated; combined with treated hypertensives previously uncontrolled, 53.0% (79/149) achieved control. Older age independently predicted treatment (adjusted relative risk, aRR = 1.98, CI, 1.08 to 3.65); majority ethnicity (aRR = 1.76, CI, 1.05 to 2.96), employment (aRR = 1.85, CI, 1.26 to 2.80) and newly treated hypertension (aRR=1.52, CI, 1.01 to 2.32) predicted control. A total of 52.4% (97/185) were irregularly screened at baseline; at follow-up 61.9% (60/97) were regularly screened. Cost and misperceptions were common barriers to screening and treatment. Newly diagnosed hypertensives were also less likely to go for additional cardiovascular screening (aRR = 0.54, CI, 0.29 to 0.99).
CONCLUSIONAn access-enhanced intervention had some success in improving hypertension management within low SES communities; however, it was less successful in improving cardiovascular risk management, especially in encouraging lifestyle changes and additional cardiovascular screening amongst newly diagnosed hypertensives.
Adult ; Age Factors ; Aged ; Antihypertensive Agents ; therapeutic use ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; statistics & numerical data ; Diet, Sodium-Restricted ; methods ; Exercise Therapy ; methods ; Female ; Health Services Accessibility ; statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Hypertension ; diagnosis ; ethnology ; therapy ; Male ; Mass Screening ; Middle Aged ; Multivariate Analysis ; Patient Compliance ; ethnology ; statistics & numerical data ; Patient Dropouts ; statistics & numerical data ; Poverty ; statistics & numerical data ; Proportional Hazards Models ; Prospective Studies ; Risk Reduction Behavior ; Singapore ; Smoking Cessation ; methods ; Social Class ; Treatment Outcome ; Weight Reduction Programs ; methods
7.Impact of COVID-19 infections among kidney transplant recipients.
Shimin Jasmine CHUNG ; Quan Yao HO ; Ian Tatt LIEW ; Siew Yee THIEN ; Yvonne Fu Zi CHAN ; Benjamin Pei Zhi CHERNG ; Hei Man WONG ; Ying Ying CHUA ; Terence KEE ; Thuan Tong TAN
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2022;51(2):122-126
8.Interim Singapore guidelines for basic and advanced life support for paediatric patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
Gene Yong-Kwang ONG ; Beatrice Hui ZHI NG ; Yee Hui MOK ; Jacqueline Sm ONG ; Nicola NGIAM ; Josephine TAN ; Swee Han LIM ; Kee Chong NG
Singapore medical journal 2022;63(8):419-425
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant challenges for the resuscitation of paediatric patients, especially for infants and children who are suspected or confirmed to be infected. Thus, the paediatric subcommittee of the Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council developed interim modifications to the current Singapore paediatric guidelines using extrapolated data from the available literature, local multidisciplinary expert consensus and institutional best practices. It is hoped that this it will provide a framework during the pandemic for improved outcomes in paediatric cardiac arrest patients in the local context, while taking into consideration the safety of all community first responders, medical frontline providers and healthcare workers.
Infant
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Child
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Humans
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/methods*
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COVID-19/therapy*
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Pandemics
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Singapore
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Heart Arrest
9.Prevalence Of Respiratory Symptoms And Pulmonary Function Status Of Restaurant Workers
Mohammed Abdulrazzaq Jabbar Jabbar ; Retneswari Masilamani ; Lim Zhi Yik ; Chen Pei Fei ; Loh Xin Ni ; Emilia Chua Pei Yi ; Loh Yen Yee ; Wisam A Yassin
Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine 2020;20(3):163-172
The cooking process may emit toxic compounds and airway irritants from both the fuel combustion and cooking fumes which is harmful to the respiratory health among the restaurant workers. A cross-sectional study of 243 restaurant workers from the selected restaurants in Sungai Long, Malaysia was conducted. The standardized British Medical Research Council questionnaire on Respiratory Symptoms (1986) was used during the interview to access the symptoms and the spirometry test was performed to evaluate the pulmonary functions of the participants. The data of socio-demography and occupational characteristics were also collected. The most complaint respiratory symptoms by the restaurant workers were breathlessness, which accounted for 33.7%, followed by wheezing (14%). The mean values of all pulmonary function tests (PFT) of the restaurant workers were within the normal range (>80%), except for the Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF) (79.09%). The results of the bivariate statistical analysis, Chi-square, ANOVA and t-test, showed the determining factors of the respiratory health among the workers were workers’ age and gender in addition to the working duration and the ethnicity. The restaurant workers in Sungai Long were at risk of developing respiratory symptoms and lower pulmonary function values due to prolonged exposure to cooking fumes. Emphasis should be given to the safety and health of restaurant workers and health education should be provided to the restaurant workers and owners. Strategies to increase notification of such occurrences among these workers should be looked into by related agencies in the country.