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Table 3 Health risk behaviour awareness ratings (Means)

From: Prevalence, risk awareness and health beliefs of behavioural risk factors for cardiovascular disease among university students in nine ASEAN countries

Countrya

Overweight (0–2)

Lack of exercise (0–2)

Cigarette smoking (0–3)

Alcohol use (0–2)

Dietary fat (0–2)

All

Men

Women

All

Men

Women

All

Men

Women

All

Men

Women

All

Men

Women

Indonesia

1.30

1.22

1.33

0.58

0.50

0.61

2.07

1.87

2.15*

1.19

1.09

1.23

0.88

0.82

0.98*

Laos

1.08

1.02

1.11

0.52

0.57

0.50

1.34

1.33

1.35

0.74

0.67

0.78

0.62

0.66

0.60

Malaysia

1.52

1.55

1.49

0.65

0.64

0.65

1.75

1.81

1.69

1.04

1.04

1.03

0.89

0.88

0.90

Myanmar

1.68

1.65

1.71

0.88

0.89

0.88

2.10

2.28

1.98

1.14

1.19

1.10

0.75

1.12*

0.59

Philippines

1.73

1.81

1.70

0.73

0.76

0.72

1.78

1.90

1.74

1.27

1.39

1.23

0.98

1.09

0.96

Singapore

1.68

1.68

1.68

0.91

0.90

0.93

2.02

2.04

2.00

1.28

1.24

1.31

0.93

0.92

0.93

Thailand

1.28

1.27

1.29

0.69

0.63

0.70

1.43

1.56

1.40

1.09

1.15

1.08

0.73

0.72

0.74

Vietnam

1.72

1.73

1.72

1.32

1.24

1.39

2.14

2.21

2.07

1.38

1.41

1.35

1.06

1.05

1.06

All

1.46

1.50*

1.44

0.78

0.80

0.76

1.77

1.87*

1.72

1.14

1.15

1.13

0.83

0.85*

0.82

  1. *P < 0.001; awas not assessed in Cambodia