PREVALENCE AND FACTORS INFLUENCING BETEL NUT CHEWING AMONG ADULTS IN WEST INSEIN TOWNSHIP, YANGON, MYANMAR.

Betel nut chewing can cause precancerous oral lesions and is common in Myanmar. We conducted a cross sectional study aimed to estimate prevalence and factors influencing betel nut chewing among 420 subjects aged ≥18 years in West Insein Township, Yangon, Myanmar in order to inform preventive health programs. The mean age of the study subjects was 45(±15) years.

Prevalence and factors associated with metabolic syndrome among a group of Thai working population: a cross sectional study.

Objective: To determine prevalence and factors associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) among employees of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand based in Bangkok.

Material And Method: The present study was conducted among 2,544 participants (1,875 men, 669 women) enrolled in the cohort study of Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital. Baseline cross sectional data in 2009 was analyzed.

Combined effects of hypertension and diabetes mellitus with stroke among Thais in the central region of Thailand: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: To determine associations of individual and combined effects of hypertension and diabetes with stroke among Thais aged 55 years and older

Material And Method: Cross-sectional data from national screening program for metabolic syndrome in Thailand for the year 2010 among participants who lived in central region of Thailand were used. The number of participants was 13,268 in the analysis.

Results: The prevalence of stroke was 0.

Oral health status and oral hygiene habits among children aged 12-13 years in Yangon, Myanmar.

We conducted a cross sectional study among children aged 12-13 years in Yongon, Myanmar to assess the oral health status and oral hygiene habits. The studied 220 students were from two high schools, one urban and the other rural. We conducted an oral health examination following WHO criteria and used a self-administrated questionnaire.

Screening high-risk population for hypertension and type 2 diabetes among Thais.

Background: waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI) are simple screening tools for hypertension (HT) and type 2 diabetes (DM). Cutoffs of WC for BMI for Asians have been discussed. This study aimed to assess the accuracy of screening tools and associations of WC, BMI with HT and DM.