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. 2009 Sep 28;2:10.3402/gha.v2i0.1984. doi: 10.3402/gha.v2i0.1984

Table 3.

Prevalence of five major behavioural and biological risk factors (95% CI) adjusted by sex and age group in nine Asian HDSS sites

Bangladesh India Vietnam Indonesia Thailand


Matlab Mirsarai Abhoynagar WATCH Vadu Chililab Filabavi Purworejo Kanchanaburi
Current daily smoker 24.1 (22.2–26) 29.4 (27.4–31.4) 22.4 (20.5–24.2) 30.2 (28–32.3) 3.7 (2.9–4.5) 24.8 (23–26.7) 28.9 (26.8–30.9) 30.3 (28.2–32.3) 28 (26–29.9)
Less than five servings of fruit and vegetables/day 89.4 (88–90.9) 96 (95.1-96.9) 92.8 (91.7–94) 100 (100–100) 99.9 (99.8–100) 60.3 (58.2–62.5) 87.2 (85.7–88.8) 91.4 (90.1–92.7) 74.1 (72.2–76.1)
Low level of physical activity 50.8 (48.4–53.1) 45.9 (43.6–48.2) 29.4 (27.3–31.5) 16.6 (14.8–18.4) 52.9 (50.7–55.2) 12.9 (11.5–14.4) 57.7 (55.4–60) 19.3 (17.5–21.1) 19.7 (18–21.5)
Overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) 12.3 (10.7–13.8) 11.4 (10–12.9) 11.6 (10.2–13.1) 6.7 (5.5–8) 14.4 (12.8–16) 6.3 (5.2–7.3) 1.8 (1.2–2.4) 17.6 (15.9–19.4) 34.5 (32.4–36.6)
Raised blood pressure 17.1 (15.5–18.8) 24.1 (22.2–26) 16.8 (15.2–18.5) 9.3 (8–10.6) 23.6 (21.7–25.4) 18.3 (16.7–20) 15.1 (13.5–16.6) 24.1 (22.1–26) 27.7 (25.8–29.6)