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Table 2 Characteristics of participants from the 8 representative provinces of Vietnam, by sex (n = 14706)

From: National survey of risk factors for non-communicable disease in Vietnam: prevalence estimates and an assessment of their validity

 

Thai Nguyen

Hoa Binh

Ha Noi

Hue

Binh Dinh

Dak Lak

HCMC

Can Tho

Total

 

Mean

95 % CI

Mean

95 % CI

Mean

95 % CI

Mean

95 % CI

Mean

95 % CI

Mean

95 % CI

Mean

95 % CI

Mean

95 % CI

Mean

95 % CI

Men

 Urban populationa (%)

22.2

±0.00

11.9

±0.00

42.9

±0.00

33.6

±0.00

26.0

±0.00

21.6

±0.00

83.1

±0.00

66.3

±0.00

29.8

±0.00

 Minority ethnicityb (%)

14.4

±5.70

74.8

±3.20

0.29

±0.34

0.03

±0.07

0.10

±0.20

20.4

±4.86

5.20

±3.70

1.62

±1.24

5.84

±0.87

 Years at schoolc

8.69

±0.31

7.56

±0.26

10.2

±0.51

8.00

±0.46

8.10

±0.33

8.34

±0.48

10.0

±0.45

8.00

±0.65

8.26

±0.20

 Household incomed

52.6

±4.26

21.6

±4.78

89.2

±10.9

41.6

±3.32

50.1

±2.96

45.6

±7.03

91.0

±10.9

44.7

±4.40

53.2

±2.22

 Current smokere (%)

55.5

±4.23

54.4

±11.8

52.5

±4.12

63.4

±3.85

64.8

±3.37

45.0

±5.82

54.2

±4.60

58.3

±5.46

57.7

±1.83

 Alcohol intakef

17.3

±4.35

20.5

±8.25

16.6

±3.24

34.0

±4.28

28.1

±3.69

29.4

±4.64

22.3

±4.83

30.2

±4.75

25.1

±1.68

 Fruit/vegetable servesg

3.48

±0.21

2.80

±0.32

3.41

±0.18

2.46

±0.18

2.46

±0.11

2.27

±0.18

2.58

±0.21

2.45

±0.20

2.74

±0.08

 Physical activityh (%)

87.9

±3.22

83.5

±7.02

38.4

±5.97

47.3

±4.32

73.2

±2.32

80.0

±3.13

28.7

±4.63

37.2

±4.71

52.0

±2.26

 BMIi

20.4

±0.21

20.7

±0.46

21.8

±0.29

20.4

±0.21

20.6

±0.20

21.0

±0.23

22.1

±0.30

21.2

±0.33

21.1

±0.11

 Raised BPj (%)

20.1

±3.33

20.2

±2.74

15.7

±3.01

16.2

±3.09

21.5

±3.27

25.5

±3.77

17.3

±3.10

17.0

±3.11

18.5

±1.29

 Elevated glucosek (%)

1.75

±0.97

2.73

±1.87

2.92

±2.28

1.50

±0.76

1.41

±0.88

3.33

±2.05

3.15

±1.42

3.89

±1.78

2.63

±0.72

 Cholesteroll

4.26

±0.04

4.46

±0.07

4.64

±0.06

4.47

±0.06

4.52

±0.05

4.51

±0.09

4.73

±0.07

4.80

±0.09

4.58

±0.03

Women

 Urban populationa (%)

22.7

±0.00

12.7

±0.00

43.7

±0.00

34.3

±0.00

26.1

±0.00

22.0

±0.00

84.1

±0.00

67.7

±0.00

30.8

±0.00

 Minority ethnicityb (%)

12.3

±4.39

74.7

±6.65

0.94

±0.88

0.10

±0.14

0.26

±0.35

18.2

±5.55

3.59

±2.61

2.80

±1.80

5.41

±0.74

 Years at schoolc

8.17

±0.34

7.00

±0.33

9.50

±0.41

5.50

±0.43

6.42

±0.20

7.00

±0.56

9.00

±0.47

6.00

±0.54

7.00

±0.18

 Household incomed

51.5

±4.70

20.4

±3.72

80.2

±6.59

40.0

±2.73

46.4

±2.79

45.0

±6.05

96.0

±10.4

45.5

±3.18

52.9

±2.42

 Current smokere (%)

1.09

±0.86

8.04

±5.96

0.56

±0.45

4.90

±1.34

0.60

±0.53

1.37

±1.01

2.12

±0.93

1.12

±0.60

1.73

±0.32

 Alcohol intakef

1.22

±0.89

1.48

±2.09

0.35

±0.51

0.44

±0.39

0.34

±0.41

0.10

±0.10

1.38

±0.84

0.88

±1.21

0.63

±0.24

 Fruit/vegetable servesg

3.18

±0.14

3.37

±0.57

3.58

±0.20

2.65

±0.18

2.34

±0.09

2.27

±0.22

3.05

±0.17

2.36

±0.15

2.80

±0.07

 Physical activityh (%)

83.1

±4.12

78.0

±6.10

35.6

±4.36

39.6

±3.88

63.8

±3.59

70.3

±5.39

13.2

±2.32

25.6

±3.65

41.1

±1.48

 BMIi

20.5

±0.27

20.2

±0.12

21.6

±0.24

20.9

±0.23

20.8

±0.21

20.6

±0.31

21.5

±0.23

21.9

±0.24

21.2

±0.10

 Raised BPj (%)

9.05

±2.43

11.8

±3.28

7.69

±1.66

9.93

±1.88

10.4

±1.91

15.7

±3.64

9.09

±1.82

13.3

±2.19

10.2

±0.85

 Elevated glucosek (%)

0.84

±0.52

3.48

±3.47

1.84

±0.90

1.95

±0.84

2.58

±1.01

3.10

±1.47

3.28

±1.27

4.55

±1.54

2.58

±0.47

 Cholesteroll

4.17

±0.04

4.39

±0.05

4.61

±0.07

4.62

±0.06

4.76

±0.05

4.54

±0.07

4.85

±0.06

4.90

±0.08

4.66

±0.03

  1. aProportion of urban population; bProportion of non-Vietnamese minority ethnic group; cMean years of schooling; dMean household income per adult person per month (USD), eProportion of current smokers; fProportion with binge drinking (≥4 standard drinks for females, and ≥5 standard drinks for males, on any day last week); gMean daily servings of fruit and vegetables; hProportion with high levels of physical activity (≥3000 MET-minutes per week); iMean BMI (kg/m2); jProportion with raised BP (systolic pressure ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic pressure ≥90 mmHg); kProportion with fasting blood glucose values >6.1 mmol/L or taking medications for diabetes; lMean fasting total cholesterol values (mmol/L)