Table 1 Health survey for England (2003–4) and Thai cohort study (2005): characteristics of the study samples
Factor and category | Thailand | England | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Women | Men | Women | Men | |
N. | 10,772 | 13,971 | 8,966 | 6,970 |
Age (mean ± s.d.) | 40.4 ± 4.9 | 42.0 ± 6.2 | 56.7 ± 14.7 | 56.3 ± 13.8 |
Current smoker (%) | 1.2 | 21.0 | 20.8 | 20.3 |
Current drinker (%) | 1.0 | 12.4 | 17.3 | 28.7 |
Scarce consumption of Fruit and vegetables (%) | 26.3 | 38.5 | 22.1 | 25.6 |
Scarce physical activity (%) | 51.1 | 29.6 | 73.7 | 70.8 |
Socioeconomic status (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1 - High | 29.9 | 31.9 | 31.3 | 40.7 |
2 - Medium | 47.3 | 36.5 | 41.4 | 41.9 |
3 - Low | 22.8 | 31.6 | 27.3 | 17.4 |
Psychological distress (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1 - Low | 48.0 | 45.7 | 62.0 | 67.2 |
2 - Medium | 40.0 | 43.8 | 23.4 | 21.2 |
3 - High | 12.0 | 10.5 | 14.6 | 11.6 |
Health-behaviour (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1 - Good | 38.8 | 35.1 | 15.2 | 14.4 |
2 - Medium | 43.3 | 36.6 | 47.6 | 41.3 |
3 - Poor | 17.9 | 28.3 | 37.2 | 44.3 |