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. 2009 Aug 12;9:291. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-291

Table 2.

Prevalence of behavioural risk factors for NCD* in Can Tho, 2005.

Men (N = 910) Women (N = 1066)


% ± SE n % ± SE n
Smoking
 Current smoker 67.8 ± 1.8 631 1.1 ± 0.5 16
  Daily smoker 63.1 ± 2.2 594 0.6 ± 0.3 10
  Non-daily smoker 4.6 ± 0.9 37 0.4 ± 0.2 6
 Ex-smoker 13.0 ± 1.1 130 0.1 ± 0.1 3
 Never smoker 19.2 ± 1.6 149 98.8 ± 0.6 1047
Alcohol consumption
 Ever consume alcohol 87.2 ± 1.7 794 11.6 ± 1.0 127
 Consume last 12 months 80.9 ± 1.9 718 9.3 ± 0.8 104
 Consume weekly 39.9 ± 1.8 345 0.8 ± 0.5 12
 Consume 5 days last week§ 6.6 ± 1.3 84 0.4 ± 0.2 6
 ≥ 5 drinks any day|| 38.6 ± 2.7 330 0.4 ± 0.2 7
Fruit & vegetables
 5+ servings/day 30.2 ± 2.1 243 26.5 ± 3.0 238
Physical activity
 Low (<600 MET-mins) 32.7 ± 5.3 281 40.4 ± 2.4 405
 Moderate (600–2999 MET-mins) 16.7 ± 2.2 171 24.2 ± 1.4 247
 High (3000+ MET-mins) 50.6 ± 5.3 452 35.4 ± 3.1 396

* Non-communicable diseases.

Standard errors.

Consume alcohol in the last 12 months.

§ Consume alcohol on at least 5 days in the past 7 days.

|| Consume 5 drinks or more on any single day in the last 7 days.

Moderate and/or vigorous activity in a typical week.