K Yusoff

Biographic Data

ID41984
NAMEK Yusoff
GIVEN NAMESK
FAMILY NAMEYusoff
SIGNATUREYUSOFF K
AFFILIATIONSUCSI University
ORCID0000-0001-5669-5188
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX0

  • Physical Activity in Malaysia

    Open AccessNik Munirah Nik Mohd Nasir, Nik Munirah Nik-Nasir et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Physical activity (PA) in the form of structured or unstructured exercise is beneficial for health. This paper aims to study PA levels across four domains according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and its associated factors. A total of 7479 Malaysian adult participants between 18 to 90 years old from the REDISCOVER study who completed the IPAQ were analyzed. PA was calculated as MET-min per week and were categorized ac…

  • Modifiable risk factors, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in 155 722 individuals from 21 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (Pure)

    Open AccessSemir Yusuf, Salim Yusuf et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2020

  • Availability and affordability of medicines and cardiovascular outcomes in 21 high-income, middle-income and low-income countries

    Open AccessClara K Chow, Tu Ngoc Nguyen et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    OBJECTIVES: We aimed to examine the relationship between access to medicine for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) among people at high risk of CVD in high-income countries (HICs), upper and lower middle-income countries (UMICs, LMICs) and low-income countries (LICs) participating in the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study. METHODS: We defined high CVD risk as the presence of any of the foll…

  • The household economic burden of non-communicable diseases in 18 countries

    Open AccessAdrianna Murphy, Benjamin Palafox et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally. In 2014, the United Nations committed to reducing premature mortality from NCDs, including by reducing the burden of healthcare costs. Since 2014, the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Study has been collecting health expenditure data from households with NCDs in 18 countries. Methods: Using data from the PURE Study, we estimated risk of catastroph…

  • Socioeconomic status and risk of cardiovascular disease in 20 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries

    Open AccessAnnika Rosengren, Andrew Smyth et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Global Health2019

    Background Socioeconomic status is associated with differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease incidence and outcomes, including mortality. However, it is unclear whether the associations between cardiovascular disease and common measures of socioeconomic status—wealth and education—differ among high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries, and, if so, why these differences exist. We explored the association between education a…

  • Developing consensus measures for global programs

    Open AccessMichaela A Riddell, On behalf of the GACD Hypertension Research Programme et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2017

    BACKGROUND: The imperative to improve global health has prompted transnational research partnerships to investigate common health issues on a larger scale. The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) is an alliance of national research funding agencies. To enhance research funded by GACD members, this study aimed to standardise data collection methods across the 15 GACD hypertension research teams and evaluate the uptake of these standardised…

  • Global and Regional Effects of Potentially Modifiable Risk Factors Associated With Acute Stroke in 32 Countries (Interstroke)

    Open AccessMartin O’donnell, Martin J O'Donnell et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2016

  • Wealth and cardiovascular health

    Open AccessBenjamin Palafox, Martin Mckee et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2016

    Inequality in hypertension management outcomes decreased as countries became richer, but the considerable variation in patterns of wealth-related inequality - even among countries at similar levels of economic development - underscores the importance of health systems in improving hypertension management for all. These findings show that some, but not all, countries, including those with limited resources, have been able to achieve more equitable…

  • Prevalence, awareness, treatment, control and socio demographic determinants of hypertension in Malaysian adults

    Open Accessfor the REDISCOVER Investigators, Suraya Abdul-Razak et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    Hypertension is common in the Malaysian adults. The control of hypertension has increased over the years but is still quite low. Public health measures, as well as individual interventions in primary care are crucial to reduce their risk of developing complications

  • The impact of physical activity on cumulative cardiovascular disease risk factors among Malaysian adults

    Open AccessRajah Rasiah, Govindamal Thangiah et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    The statistically significant results show a negative association between physical exercise and cumulative CVD risk factors. However, the lack of a significant relationship in the 50-64 age group suggests the need to include other considerations in future studies, such as stress and environment

  • Cardiovascular disease risk factors and socioeconomic variables in a nation undergoing epidemiologic transition

    Open AccessRajah Rasiah, K Yusoff et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    The association between CVD risk factors and socioeconomic variables should be considered when formulating programmes to reduce morbidity and mortality rates in low and middle income countries. While general awareness programmes should be targeted at all, specific ones should be focused on vulnerable groups, such as, men and rural inhabitants for smoking, Malays for hypertension and hypercholesterolemia, and Indians and Malays, and respondents fr…