Table 2 Description of substance-use behaviours and health-related characteristics of study participants, Lao PDR
Characteristics | Total (N = 2206) | Men (n = 1110) | Women (n = 1096) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Substance-use behaviours | ||||||
Cigarette smoking | ||||||
Never smoker | 1121 | 50.8 | 196 | 17.6 | 925 | 84.4 |
Former smoker | 379 | 17.2 | 325 | 29.3 | 54 | 4.9 |
Current smoker | 706 | 32.0 | 589 | 53.0 | 117 | 10.7 |
Alcohol drinking | ||||||
Lifetime abstainer/former drinker | 1421 | 64.4 | 505 | 45.5 | 916 | 83.6 |
Occasional/social drinker | 586 | 26.6 | 422 | 38.0 | 164 | 15.0 |
Heavy drinker | 199 | 9.0 | 183 | 16.5 | 16 | 1.4 |
Physical activity (per day) | ||||||
Vigorous-intensity workout | ||||||
Never or < 10 minutes | 1800 | 81.6 | 805 | 72.5 | 995 | 90.8 |
10 minutes to 1 hour | 86 | 3.9 | 54 | 4.9 | 32 | 2.9 |
≥ 1 hour | 320 | 14.5 | 251 | 22.6 | 69 | 6.3 |
Moderate-intensity workout | ||||||
Never or < 10 minutes | 903 | 40.9 | 393 | 35.4 | 510 | 46.5 |
10 minutes to 1 hour | 650 | 29.5 | 330 | 29.7 | 320 | 29.2 |
≥ 1 hour | 653 | 29.6 | 387 | 34.9 | 266 | 24.3 |
Walking or bicycling for at least 10 minutes | ||||||
10 minutes to < 1 hour | 1641 | 74.4 | 780 | 70.3 | 861 | 78.6 |
≥ 1 hour | 565 | 25.6 | 330 | 29.7 | 235 | 21.4 |
Sedentary behaviour per day | ||||||
None or < 90 minutes | 1417 | 64.2 | 721 | 64.9 | 696 | 63.5 |
≥ 90 minutes | 789 | 35.8 | 389 | 35.0 | 400 | 36.5 |
Health-related characteristics | ||||||
Hypertensiona | ||||||
No | 1557 | 70.6 | 779 | 70.2 | 778 | 71.0 |
Yes | 649 | 29.4 | 331 | 29.8 | 318 | 29.0 |
Diabetes mellitusb | ||||||
No | 1764 | 79.9 | 916 | 82.5 | 848 | 77.4 |
Yes | 442 | 20.0 | 194 | 17.5 | 248 | 22.6 |
Body mass index | ||||||
Underweight (< 18.5) | 311 | 14.1 | 138 | 12.4 | 173 | 15.8 |
Normal (18.5–24.9) | 1231 | 55.8 | 663 | 59.7 | 568 | 51.8 |
Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 509 | 23.1 | 245 | 22.1 | 264 | 24.1 |
Obese (≥ 30) | 155 | 7.0 | 64 | 5.8 | 91 | 8.3 |