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) |