Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants (n (%)). aMean ± Standard Deviation
From: Trends in the prevalence of obesity among young Thai men and associated factors: from 2009 to 2016
Item | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years)a | 21.3 ± 1.1 | 21.4 ± 1.2 | 21.5 ± 1.1 | 21.4 ± 1.1 | 21.5 ± 1.2 | 21.5 ± 1.2 | 21.4 ± 1.2 | 21.4 ± 1.2 |
Region | ||||||||
Central | 466 (22.8) | 867 (30.8) | 774 (23.3) | 815 (27.7) | 1006 (28.4) | 836 (23.7) | 936 (23.1) | 1358 (31.7) |
Northeast | 278 (13.6) | 439 (15.6) | 702 (21.1) | 819 (27.8) | 675 (19) | 811 (23) | 714 (17.6) | 777 (18.1) |
North | 828 (40.5) | 1009 (35.8) | 1141 (34.4) | 1137 (38.6) | 1141 (32.2) | 896 (25.4) | 1189 (29.3) | 1023 (23.9) |
South | 473 (23.1) | 500 (17.8) | 703 (21.2) | 172 (5.8) | 723 (20.4) | 990 (28) | 1214 (30) | 1128 (26.3) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.7 ± 3.1 | 21.8 ± 3.4 | 21.8 ± 3.1 | 22.0 ± 3.4 | 22.2 ± 3.4 | 22.3 ± 3.5 | 22.4 ± 3.8 | 22.5 ± 3.7 |
< 18.5 | 220 (10.8) | 352 (12.5) | 353 (10.6) | 317 (10.8) | 299 (8.4) | 321 (9.1) | 457 (11.3) | 424 (9.9) |
18.5–22.99 | 1279 (62.5) | 1657 (58.9) | 2037 (61.4) | 1731 (58.8) | 2086 (58.8) | 2008 (56.8) | 2139 (52.8) | 2298 (53.6) |
23–24.99 | 288 (14.1) | 362 (12.9) | 465 (14.0) | 426 (14.5) | 563 (15.9) | 529 (15) | 618 (15.2) | 645 (15) |
25–29.99 | 209 (10.2) | 345 (12.3) | 379 (11.4) | 368 (12.5) | 467 (13.2) | 514 (14.5) | 626 (15.4) | 708 (16.5) |
≥ 30 | 49 (2.4) | 99 (3.5) | 86 (2.6) | 101 (3.4) | 130 (3.7) | 161 (4.6) | 213 (5.3) | 211 (4.9) |
Occupation | ||||||||
Unemployed | 480 (23.6) | 652 (23.2) | 815 (25) | 678 (23.3) | 814 (23.4) | 831 (23.8) | 839 (22) | 785 (19.6) |
Student | 392 (19.3) | 560 (19.9) | 719 (22) | 650 (22.3) | 751 (21.6) | 763 (21.9) | 794 (20.8) | 904 (22.5) |
Agriculture | 417 (20.5) | 506 (18) | 610 (18.7) | 530 (18.2) | 720 (20.7) | 708 (20.3) | 632 (16.6) | 720 (18) |
Employee | 195 (9.6) | 225 (8) | 275 (8.4) | 225 (7.7) | 277 (8.0) | 258 (7.4) | 308 (8.1) | 318 (7.9) |
Labor | 133 (6.5) | 190 (6.8) | 194 (5.9) | 220 (7.6) | 259 (7.4) | 234 (6.7) | 260 (6.8) | 304 (7.6) |
Merchant | 159 (7.8) | 244 (8.7) | 260 (8) | 232 (8) | 327 (9.4) | 304 (8.7) | 472 (12.4) | 496 (12.4) |
Others | 259 (12.7) | 431 (15.3) | 389 (11.9) | 378 (13) | 331 (9.5) | 387 (11.1) | 505 (13.3) | 484 (12.1) |
Education | ||||||||
Less than primary | 18 (0.9) | 25 (0.9) | 29 (0.9) | 16 (0.5) | 30 (0.9) | 21 (0.6) | 22 (0.5) | 24 (0.6) |
Primary | 437 (21.4) | 579 (20.6) | 557 (17) | 486 (16.6) | 571 (16.3) | 571 (16.3) | 760 (18.9) | 726 (17) |
Secondary | 1451 (71.1) | 1986 (70.8) | 2469 (75.5) | 2245 (76.8) | 2615 (74.7) | 2600 (74.0) | 2978 (74.0) | 3218 (75.5) |
University or higher | 135 (6.6) | 214 (7.6) | 215 (6.6) | 178 (6.1) | 284 (8.1) | 321 (9.1) | 264 (6.6) | 293 (6.9) |