Table 1. Pelotas and Thai cohort characteristics by sex at baseline.
| Cohort characteristicsa |
Pelotas 1982 Birth Cohort (n=5914) |
Thai cohort 2005 (n=9893) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total % (n) | Male | Female | Total % (n) | Male | Female | |
| Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||||
| Male | 51.3 (3037) | 32.4 (3207) | ||||
| Live in urban area | 100.0 (5914) | 42.9 (4224) | ||||
| 9-year school completion | 63.8 (2739) | 58.2 | 69.6 | 99.3 (9800) | 98.9 | 95.5 |
| Socioeconomic status (income)b | ||||||
| SES 1 (lowest) | 33.2 (1078) | 31.1 | 36.5 | 20.2 (2003) | 24.8 | 18.1 |
| SES 2 | 33.5 (1089) | 33.2 | 32.8 | 47.5 (4695) | 39.1 | 51.5 |
| SES 3 (highest) | 33.3 (1080) | 35.7 | 30.7 | 32.3 (3195) | 36.1 | 30.5 |
| Body mass index baseline 2004/2005b | ||||||
| Underweight (BMI<18.5) | 5.8 (187) | 4.4 | 7.1 | 25.2 (2467) | 13.0 | 31.0 |
| Normal (BMI 18.5–<25) | 64.9 (2106) | 64.0 | 65.7 | 67.0 (6569) | 76.0 | 62.7 |
| Overweight (BMI 25–<30) | 20.7 (673) | 23.4 | 18.0 | 6.0 (596) | 8.6 | 4.9 |
| Obese BMI (30+) | 8.6 (280) | 8.1 | 9.1 | 1.7 (170) | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| BMI baseline (Asian cutoff) | ||||||
| Overweight at risk (BMI 23–<25) | 8.1 (798) | 13.1 | 5.8 | |||
| Overweight and obese BMI (25+) | 7.8 (766) | 10.9 | 6.3 | |||
| Body mass index follow-up 2012/2013 | ||||||
| Underweight (BMI<18.5) | 2.0 (71) | 1.5 | 2.5 | 11.3 (1106) | 5.1 | 14.2 |
| Normal (BMI 18.5–<25) | 40.5 (1438) | 35.6 | 45.2 | 67.9 (6661) | 66.3 | 68.7 |
| Overweight (BMI 25–<30) | 34.6 (1228) | 40.7 | 18.6 | 15.8 (1548) | 22.3 | 12.7 |
| Obese BMI (30+) | 22.9 (814) | 22.1 | 23.7 | 5.1 (497) | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| BMI follow up (Asian cutoff) | ||||||
| Overweight at risk (BMI 23–<25) | 16.4 (1606) | 22.9 | 13.2 | |||
| Overweight and obese BMI (25+) | 20.8 (2045) | 28.6 | 17.1 | |||
| Health behaviors | ||||||
| Regular smoking | 25.7 (2721) | 27.6 | 23.6 | 5.5 (541) | 15.3 | 0.6 |
| Regular alcohol drinking | 17.6 (757) | 18.6 | 12.9 | 17.9 (1805) | 37.8 | 8.0 |
| Physical activity (>150 min per week) | 68.8 (2956) | 78.8 | 58.3 | 66.7 (6710) | 81.0 | 66.5 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SES, socioeconomic status.
a
Born in 1982, followed up in 2004/2005; Thai cohort born between 1980 and 1985, followed up in 2005.
b
Proportion was reported for cohort members that were successfully followed up in 2012.