Published in BMC Public Health on May 18, 2011
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The metabolic syndrome in Chinese, Malays and Asian Indians. Factor analysis of data from the 1998 Singapore National Health Survey. Diabetes Res Clin Pract (2005) 0.96
Path analysis of metabolic syndrome components in black versus white children, adolescents, and adults: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Ann Epidemiol (2008) 0.95
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Statistical methods used to test for agreement of medical instruments measuring continuous variables in method comparison studies: a systematic review. PLoS One (2012) 1.48
Physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors in children. Br J Sports Med (2011) 1.45
Physical fitness and physical activity in obese and nonobese Flemish youth. Obes Res (2003) 1.43
Prevalence and correlates of physical disability and functional limitation among community dwelling older people in rural Malaysia, a middle income country. BMC Public Health (2010) 1.38
A comparison of self-reported and measured height, weight and BMI in Australian adolescents. Aust N Z J Public Health (2002) 1.35
High prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and its association with BMI-for-age among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.27
A hitchhiker's guide to assessing young people's physical activity: Deciding what method to use. J Sci Med Sport (2008) 1.21
A parent-led family-focused treatment program for overweight children aged 5 to 9 years: the PEACH RCT. Pediatrics (2011) 1.19
High prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and its association with obesity and metabolic syndrome among Malay adults in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.18
From west to east; experience with adapting a curriculum in evidence-based medicine. Perspect Med Educ (2012) 1.15
The effect of 12 weeks of aerobic, resistance or combination exercise training on cardiovascular risk factors in the overweight and obese in a randomized trial. BMC Public Health (2012) 1.14
Food consumption of Sri Lankan adults: an appraisal of serving characteristics. Public Health Nutr (2012) 1.14
Predictors of death during tuberculosis treatment in TB/HIV co-infected patients in Malaysia. PLoS One (2013) 1.09
Day-to-day variance in measurement of resting metabolic rate using ventilated-hood and mouthpiece & nose-clip indirect calorimetry systems. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr (2006) 1.08
Towards an effective control programme of soil-transmitted helminth infections among Orang Asli in rural Malaysia. Part 1: prevalence and associated key factors. Parasit Vectors (2013) 1.08
The pathomechanics of plantar fasciitis. Sports Med (2006) 1.07
International Olympic Committee consensus statement on the health and fitness of young people through physical activity and sport. Br J Sports Med (2011) 1.05
Towards an effective control programme of soil-transmitted helminth infections among Orang Asli in rural Malaysia. Part 2: Knowledge, attitude, and practices. Parasit Vectors (2013) 1.04
Prevalence, trends and associated socio-economic factors of obesity in South Asia. Obes Facts (2013) 1.04
Changes in physical activity and psychosocial determinants of physical activity in children and adolescents treated for obesity. Patient Educ Couns (2004) 1.03
Determinants of unsuccessful tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Malaysian HIV-infected patients. Prev Med (2013) 1.03
Weight loss strategies for obese adults: personalized weight management program vs. standard care. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2006) 1.02
Comparison of body fat estimation using waist:height ratio using different 'waist' measurements in Australian adults. Br J Nutr (2008) 1.00
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Energy expenditure and physical activity in clozapine use: implications for weight management. Aust N Z J Psychiatry (2006) 0.97
Effect of interval training intensity on fat oxidation, blood lactate and the rate of perceived exertion in obese men. Springerplus (2013) 0.97
High dietary diversity is associated with obesity in Sri Lankan adults: an evaluation of three dietary scores. BMC Public Health (2013) 0.96
Physical activity and nutrition behavioural outcomes of a home-based intervention program for seniors: a randomized controlled trial. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2013) 0.96
Ethnic differences in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome: results from a multi-ethnic population-based survey in Malaysia. PLoS One (2012) 0.96
Consensus physical activity guidelines for Asian Indians. Diabetes Technol Ther (2011) 0.96
Association between overweight or obesity and household income and parental body mass index in Australian youth: analysis of the Australian National Nutrition Survey, 1995. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr (2002) 0.95
Obesity, leanness, and mortality: effect modification by physical activity in men and women. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2008) 0.95
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Development of a food frequency questionnaire for Sri Lankan adults. Nutr J (2012) 0.93
Waist circumference cut-off values for the prediction of cardiovascular risk factors clustering in Chinese school-aged children: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health (2010) 0.93
Exercise-induced energy expenditure: implications for exercise prescription and obesity. Patient Educ Couns (2010) 0.93
The modified NCEP ATP III criteria maybe better than the IDF criteria in diagnosing Metabolic Syndrome among Malays in Kuala Lumpur. BMC Public Health (2010) 0.92
Coffee and tea intake and risk of breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2009) 0.91
Secular changes in growth among Japanese children over 100 years (1900-2000). Asia Pac J Clin Nutr (2011) 0.91
Vo2max in overweight and obese adults: do they meet the threshold criteria? Med Sci Sports Exerc (2010) 0.90
Balance and postural skills in normal-weight and overweight prepubertal boys. Int J Pediatr Obes (2009) 0.90
Body composition and anthropometry in Japanese and Australian Caucasian males and Japanese females. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr (2007) 0.89
Stop smoking clinics in Malaysia: characteristics of attendees and predictors of success. Addict Behav (2010) 0.89
Resistance, aerobic, and combination training on vascular function in overweight and obese adults. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) (2012) 0.89
Effect of weight loss due to lifestyle intervention on subclinical cardiovascular dysfunction in obesity (body mass index >30 kg/m2). Am J Cardiol (2006) 0.89
Exercise intensity influences nonexercise activity thermogenesis in overweight and obese adults. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2011) 0.88
Changes in fat mass, fat-free mass and aerobic fitness in severely obese children and adolescents following a residential treatment programme. Eur J Pediatr (2003) 0.88
Body composition of Bangladeshi children: comparison and development of leg-to-leg bioelectrical impedance equation. J Health Popul Nutr (2012) 0.87
Ethnic differences in the relationship between body mass index and percentage body fat among Asian children from different backgrounds. Br J Nutr (2011) 0.87
A hitchhiker's guide to assessing sedentary behaviour among young people: deciding what method to use. J Sci Med Sport (2012) 0.87
Increased resting energy expenditure after 40 minutes of aerobic but not resistance exercise. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2006) 0.86
Childhood obesity and walking: guidelines and challenges. Int J Pediatr Obes (2011) 0.86
Validation of a three-frequency bioimpedance spectroscopic method for body composition analysis. Nutrition (2007) 0.86
Utility of stages of change construct in the planning of physical activity interventions among playgroup mothers. BMC Res Notes (2013) 0.85
Effects of chronic exercise training on inflammatory markers in Australian overweight and obese individuals in a randomized controlled trial. Inflammation (2013) 0.85
Comparison of methods to assess energy expenditure and physical activity in people with spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med (2012) 0.84
Physical activity and nutritional status of children of low socioeconomic status. Two interrelated problems: undernutrition and overweight. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr (2006) 0.83
Influences of ethnicity and socioeconomic status on the body dissatisfaction and eating behaviour of Australian children and adolescents. Eat Behav (2005) 0.83
Prevalence and determinants of cardiovascular disease risk factors among the residents of urban community housing projects in Malaysia. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.82
The association of early life supplemental nutrition with lean body mass and grip strength in adulthood: evidence from APCAPS. Am J Epidemiol (2014) 0.82
Knee extensor strength differences in obese and healthy-weight 10-to 13-year-olds. Eur J Appl Physiol (2012) 0.82
Dose-response relationship between hand-transmitted vibration and hand-arm vibration syndrome in a tropical environment. Occup Environ Med (2013) 0.82
Predictors of 3-month abstinence in smokers attending stop-smoking clinics in Malaysia. Nicotine Tob Res (2010) 0.82
A systematic review of statistical methods used to test for reliability of medical instruments measuring continuous variables. Iran J Basic Med Sci (2013) 0.82
Resting energy expenditure is lower than predicted in people taking atypical antipsychotic medication. J Am Diet Assoc (2005) 0.81
Ethnic differences in body fat distribution among Asian pre-pubertal children: a cross-sectional multicenter study. BMC Public Health (2011) 0.81
Development and validation of anthropometric prediction equations for estimation of lean body mass and appendicular lean soft tissue in Indian men and women. J Appl Physiol (1985) (2013) 0.81
Combined effect of body position, apparatus and distraction on children's resting metabolic rate. Int J Pediatr Obes (2007) 0.80
Acute interval exercise intensity does not affect appetite and nutrient preferences in overweight and obese males. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr (2014) 0.80
Nutritional influences over the life course on lean body mass of individuals in developing countries. Nutr Rev (2014) 0.80
Effectiveness of three different walking prescription durations on total physical activity in normal- and overweight women. Obes Facts (2014) 0.80
Relationship between anthropometric and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry measures to assess total and regional adiposity in Malaysian adolescents. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr (2013) 0.80
The relationships between body composition and cardiovascular risk factors in young Australian men. Nutr J (2013) 0.80
Effect of stage duration on physiological variables commonly used to determine maximum aerobic performance during cycle ergometry. J Sports Sci (2007) 0.80
Body size and walking cadence affect lower extremity joint power in children's gait. Gait Posture (2010) 0.80
Exercise, energy expenditure, and body composition in people with spinal cord injury. J Phys Act Health (2013) 0.80
Insight into elder abuse among urban poor of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-a middle-income developing country. J Am Geriatr Soc (2015) 0.79
Interval training intensity affects energy intake compensation in obese men. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab (2014) 0.79
The clinical features of hand-arm vibration syndrome in a warm environment--a review of the literature. J Occup Health (2012) 0.79
Increasing energy expenditure is important to enhance management of antipsychotic-associated weight gain. J Clin Psychiatry (2005) 0.79
Development of the OnTrack Diabetes Program. JMIR Res Protoc (2015) 0.79
A cross sectional study on hand-arm vibration syndrome among a group of tree fellers in a tropical environment. Ind Health (2014) 0.79
Development and validation of anthropometric prediction equations for estimation of body fat in Indonesian men. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr (2013) 0.79
Dietary outcomes of a community based intervention for mothers of young children: a randomised controlled trial. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2014) 0.78
Ethnic differences in body composition and anthropometric characteristics in Australian Caucasian and urban Indigenous children. Br J Nutr (2009) 0.78
Socioeconomic disparities in prepregnancy BMI and impact on maternal and neonatal outcomes and postpartum weight retention: the EFHL longitudinal birth cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2014) 0.78
The protocol of a randomized controlled trial for playgroup mothers: Reminder on Food, Relaxation, Exercise, and Support for Health (REFRESH) Program. BMC Public Health (2011) 0.78
Impact of cardiac care variation on ST-elevation myocardial infarction outcomes in Malaysia. Am J Cardiol (2013) 0.78
Do older people with visual impairment and living alone in a rural developing country report greater difficulty in managing stairs? Prev Med (2012) 0.78
Energy expenditure in individuals with spinal cord injury quantified by doubly labeled water and a multi-sensor armband. J Phys Act Health (2014) 0.78
Applicability of the Ben-Tovim Walker Body Attitudes Questionnaire (BAQ) and the Attention to Body Shape scale (ABS) in Japanese males and females. Eat Behav (2006) 0.78
Validity of predictive equations developed to estimate body fat from anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis in 8-10 year-old children. Clin Nutr (2011) 0.77
Comparison of clinical body composition methods in people taking weight-inducing atypical antipsychotic medications. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr (2008) 0.77
Chronic diseases, depressive symptoms and functional limitation amongst older people in rural Malaysia, a middle income developing country. Prev Med (2011) 0.77
The effectiveness of a life style modification and peer support home blood pressure monitoring in control of hypertension: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.77