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Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud

Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Building, University of …
Verified email at um.edu.my
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[HTML][HTML] Statistical methods used to test for agreement of medical instruments measuring continuous variables in method comparison studies: a systematic review

R Zaki, A Bulgiba, R Ismail, NA Ismail - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Accurate values are a must in medicine. An important parameter in determining
the quality of a medical instrument is agreement with a gold standard. Various statistical …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of statistical methods used to test for reliability of medical instruments measuring continuous variables

R Zaki, A Bulgiba, N Nordin… - Iranian Journal of Basic …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective (s): Reliability measures precision or the extent to which test results can be
replicated. This is the first ever systematic review to identify statistical methods used to …

Haze and health impacts in ASEAN countries: a systematic review

L Ramakreshnan, N Aghamohammadi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Seasonal haze episodes and the associated inimical health impacts have become a regular
crisis among the ASEAN countries. Even though many emerging experimental and …

[HTML][HTML] High prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and its association with obesity and metabolic syndrome among Malay adults in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

FM Moy, A Bulgiba - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
Background Vitamin D status, as indicated by 25-hydroxyvitamin D is inversely associated
with adiposity, glucose homeostasis, lipid profiles, and blood pressure along with its classic …

[HTML][HTML] Breast cancer in a multi-ethnic Asian setting: results from the Singapore–Malaysia hospital-based breast cancer registry

NB Pathy, CH Yip, NA Taib, M Hartman, N Saxena… - The Breast, 2011 - Elsevier
Two hospital-based breast cancer databases (University Malaya Medical Center, Malaysia
[n= 1513] and National University Hospital, Singapore [n= 2545]) were merged into a …

[HTML][HTML] Towards an effective control programme of soil-transmitted helminth infections among Orang Asli in rural Malaysia. Part 1: Prevalence and associated key …

NA Nasr, HM Al-Mekhlafi, A Ahmed, MA Roslan… - Parasites & vectors, 2013 - Springer
Background Despite the continuous efforts to improve the quality of life of Orang Asli
(Aborigines) communities, these communities are still plagued with a wide range of health …

[HTML][HTML] HIV/AIDS related stigma and discrimination against PLWHA in Nigerian population

M Dahlui, N Azahar, A Bulgiba, R Zaki, OM Oche… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background HIV/AIDS remain a major public health concern in Nigeria. People living with
HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) face not only personal medical problems but also social problems …

[HTML][HTML] Ethnic differences in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome: results from a multi-ethnic population-based survey in Malaysia

S Rampal, S Mahadeva, E Guallar, A Bulgiba… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is increasing disproportionately among
the different ethnicities in Asia compared to the rest of the world. This study aims to …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and correlates of physical disability and functional limitation among community dwelling older people in rural Malaysia, a middle income country

NN Hairi, A Bulgiba, RG Cumming, V Naganathan… - BMC Public Health, 2010 - Springer
Background The prevalence and correlates of physical disability and functional limitation
among older people have been studied in many developed countries but not in a middle …

[HTML][HTML] The modified NCEP ATP III criteria maybe better than the IDF criteria in diagnosing Metabolic Syndrome among Malays in Kuala Lumpur

FM Moy, A Bulgiba - BMC public health, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background Metabolic Syndrome is associated with increased risk for type 2
diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. However, different diagnostic criteria have been …