Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants by sex in Yunnan Province (China), Oudomxay Province (Laos), and Ratanakiri Province (Cambodia), 2021–2023
Participants’ characteristics | Yunnan province (China) (n = 8859) | Oudomxay province (Laos) (n = 1039) | Ratanakiri province (Cambodia) (n = 1107) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
Age (years) | ||||||
18–34 | 1543 (35.1) | 1560 (34.9) | 82 (23.4)a | 208 (30.2) | 79 (19.4) | 147 (21.0) |
35–49 | 1207 (27.5) | 1242 (27.7) | 84 (23.9) | 197 (28.6) | 179 (43.9) | 318 (43.9) |
50–64 | 904 (20.6) | 942 (21.0) | 102 (29.1) | 182 (26.5) | 111 (27.2) | 172 (24.6) |
≥ 65 | 738 (16.8) | 732 (16.3) | 83 (23.6)a | 101 (14.7) | 39 (9.6) | 62 (8.9) |
Ethnic group | ||||||
Main nationality | 3098 (70.7) | 3092 (69.1) | 31 (8.8) | 61 (8.9) | 202 (49.5) | 339 (48.5) |
Ethnic minorities | 1285 (29.3) | 1384 (30.9) | 320 (91.2) | 627 (91.1) | 206 (50.5) | 360 (51.5) |
Education | ||||||
No education/illiterate | 223 (5.1)a | 731 (16.3) | 76 (21.7) | 261 (37.9) | 175 (42.9) | 304 (43.5) |
Primary School | 967 (22.1) | 980 (21.9) | 157 (44.7) | 249 (36.2) | 132 (32.4) | 257 (36.8) |
Junior high school and above | 3193 (72.8)a | 2765 (61.8) | 118 (33.6) | 178 (25.9) | 101 (24.7) | 138 (19.7) |
Current smokers | 1533 (35.2) a | 55 (1.2) | 139 (39.6) a | 19 (2.8) | 161 (40.6)a | 236 (33.8) |
Current drinkers | 2498 (57.4) a | 609 (13.7) | 238 (67.8) a | 316 (45.9) | 227 (55.8)a | 433 (61.9) |
Insufficient vegetable and fruit intake | 2511 (57.3) a | 2148 (48.0) | 317 (90.3) | 619 (90.0) | 244 (59.8) | 402 (57.5) |
Inadequate physical activity | 1101 (25.1) | 1196 (26.7) | 90 (29.6) | 214 (31.1) | 236 (58.0) | 407 (58.5) |
Hypercholesterolemia | 1461 (33.3) a | 1349 (30.1) | 41 (11.7) a | 113 (16.4) | 64 (15.7) | 131 (18.7) |
Blood pressure | ||||||
SBP | 130.0 ± 18.6a | 124.3 ± 21.4 | 131.1 ± 23.5 | 128.4 ± 26.0 | 123.5 ± 14.9 | 121.6 ± 16.4 |
DBP | 81.7 ± 11.7a | 77.5 ± 10.8 | 81.8 ± 14.0 | 80.2 ± 13.8 | 78.1 ± 9.8 | 77.9 ± 10.0 |
Overweight or obesity | 1677 (41.7) a | 1391 (33.6) | 56 (16.0) | 163 (23.7) | 68 (16.7) | 112 (16.0) |
Hyperuricemia | 920 (21.4) a | 439 (9.9) | 134 (38.2) | 286 (41.6) | 46 (11.3) a | 167 (23.9) |