Table 1.
Frequencies of demographic and childhood characteristics for female and male Thai Cohort Study participants with recorded height
| Women N=47207 | Men N=38898 | |||
| N* | % | N* | % | |
| Birth year | ||||
| 1940–55 | 584 | 1.24 | 1412 | 3.63 |
| 1956–65 | 4401 | 9.32 | 6336 | 16.29 |
| 1966–75 | 13438 | 28.47 | 13565 | 34.87 |
| 1976–85 | 27148 | 57.51 | 16746 | 43.05 |
| 1986–90 | 1636 | 3.47 | 839 | 2.16 |
| Current area of residence | ||||
| Rural | 22041 | 47.01 | 19211 | 49.76 |
| Urban | 24842 | 52.99 | 19399 | 50.24 |
| Current region of residence | ||||
| Bangkok | 9058 | 19.32 | 5618 | 14.57 |
| Central | 12187 | 26.00 | 8740 | 22.67 |
| North | 8021 | 17.11 | 7556 | 19.60 |
| Northeast | 8410 | 17.94 | 9411 | 24.41 |
| East | 2909 | 6.21 | 2364 | 6.13 |
| South | 6290 | 13.42 | 4860 | 12.61 |
| Current monthly income (Baht) | ||||
| ≤3000 | 4842 | 10.52 | 4412 | 11.63 |
| 3001–7000 | 16976 | 36.88 | 9000 | 23.72 |
| 7001–10000 | 10887 | 23.65 | 8735 | 23.02 |
| 10001–20000 | 9551 | 20.75 | 9551 | 20.75 |
| 20001–30000 | 2325 | 5.05 | 2900 | 7.64 |
| >30000 | 1446 | 3.14 | 2142 | 5.64 |
| Level of education | ||||
| Junior high school | 1054 | 2.24 | 1919 | 4.95 |
| High school | 19416 | 41.24 | 19473 | 50.18 |
| Diploma/certificate | 14449 | 30.69 | 8801 | 22.68 |
| University degree | 12156 | 25.82 | 8611 | 22.19 |
| Father's levels of education | ||||
| No formal education | 2353 | 5.07 | 2432 | 6.37 |
| Primary level | 28158 | 60.72 | 23613 | 61.84 |
| Secondary level | 9249 | 19.94 | 7031 | 18.41 |
| Tertiary level | 3958 | 8.54 | 3085 | 8.08 |
| Do not know | 2655 | 5.73 | 2021 | 5.29 |
| Mother's level of education | ||||
| No formal education | 4433 | 9.48 | 4258 | 11.08 |
| Primary level | 33583 | 71.81 | 27608 | 71.83 |
| Secondary level | 4510 | 9.64 | 3146 | 8.18 |
| Tertiary level | 2544 | 5.44 | 1839 | 4.78 |
| Do not know | 1697 | 3.63 | 1586 | 4.13 |
| Number of siblings | ||||
| 0 | 2218 | 4.76 | 1361 | 3.54 |
| 1 | 11375 | 24.41 | 7709 | 20.04 |
| 2 | 11754 | 25.22 | 8517 | 22.14 |
| 3 | 7419 | 15.92 | 6099 | 15.86 |
| 4 | 4621 | 9.92 | 4359 | 11.33 |
| 5+ | 9216 | 19.78 | 10416 | 27.08 |
| Birth size recalled by relatives | ||||
| Small or underweight | 9231 | 19.79 | 6285 | 16.41 |
| Normal | 22201 | 47.61 | 18171 | 47.45 |
| Large or overweight | 4454 | 9.55 | 3278 | 8.56 |
| Do not know | 10747 | 23.05 | 10558 | 27.57 |
| Breast fed | ||||
| Yes | 41141 | 91.62 | 34453 | 94.07 |
| No | 3762 | 8.38 | 2170 | 5.93 |
| Area of residence age 10–12 years | ||||
| Rural | 34711 | 74.16 | 29843 | 77.65 |
| Urban | 12095 | 25.84 | 8589 | 22.35 |
| No of household assets when aged 10–12 years | ||||
| 0–1 | 6369 | 13.56 | 9344 | 24.18 |
| 2–4 | 17649 | 37.57 | 14090 | 36.46 |
| 5–6 | 15574 | 33.16 | 10640 | 27.53 |
| >6 | 7379 | 15.71 | 4574 | 11.84 |
*
May not add to total due to missing data.