Table 1 Demographic characteristic of participants from 2017 to 2021(N = 512,476).
From: Rising trends in obesity prevalence among Royal Thai Army personnel from 2017 to 2021
Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Total | 83,361 | 98,300 | 113,856 | 114,608 | 102,351 |
Sex | |||||
Male | 76,646 (91.9) | 89,696 (91.2) | 104,329 (91.6) | 103,277 (90.1) | 93,832 (91.7) |
Female | 6715 (8.1) | 8604 (8.8) | 9527 (8.4) | 11,331 (9.9) | 8519 (8.3) |
Age (years) | |||||
18–24 | 7128 (8.6) | 9481 (9.6) | 11,550 (10.1) | 10,856 (9.5) | 9257 (9.0) |
25–29 | 15,998 (19.2) | 19,713 (20.1) | 23,029 (20.2) | 23,264 (20.3) | 21,071 (20.6) |
30–34 | 13,382 (16.1) | 16,783 (17.1) | 19,789 (17.4) | 20,077 (17.5) | 19,077 (18.6) |
35–39 | 8525 (10.2) | 10,430 (10.6) | 12,561 (11.0) | 13,634 (11.9) | 13,877 (13.6) |
40–44 | 8581 (10.3) | 10,315 (10.5) | 11,572 (10.2) | 10,839 (9.5) | 9544 (9.3) |
45–49 | 7318 (8.8) | 8188 (8.3) | 9128 (8.0) | 9808 (8.6) | 9088 (8.9) |
50–54 | 11,512 (13.8) | 11,521 (11.7) | 12,160 (10.7) | 10,843 (9.5) | 8615 (8.4) |
≥ 55 | 10,917 (13.1) | 11,869 (12.1) | 14,067 (12.4) | 15,287 (13.3) | 11,822 (11.6) |
Mean ± SD | 39.1 ± 11.5 | 38.2 ± 11.3 | 38.0 ± 11.4 | 38.1 ± 11.5 | 37.6 ± 11.1 |
Regions | |||||
Bangkok | 11,005 (13.2) | 15,193 (15.5) | 17,386 (15.3) | 17,956 (15.7) | 8754 (8.6) |
Central | 27,842 (33.4) | 36,079 (36.7) | 37,697 (33.1) | 41,803 (36.5) | 40,389 (39.5) |
Northeast | 15,085 (18.1) | 16,842 (17.1) | 19,710 (17.3) | 21,795 (19.0) | 17,633 (17.2) |
North | 19,516 (23.4) | 15,737 (16.0) | 24,009 (21.1) | 18,633 (16.3) | 22,878 (22.4) |
South | 9913 (11.9) | 14,449 (14.7) | 15,054 (13.2) | 14,421 (12.6) | 12,697 (12.4) |
Health scheme | |||||
Civil servant medical benefit | 81,777 (98.1) | 96,252 (97.9) | 111,540 (98.0) | 111,316 (97.1) | 100,370 (98.1) |
Social security | 1019 (1.2) | 1207 (1.2) | 1429 (1.3) | 2449 (2.1) | 1673 (1.6) |
Universal coverage | 565 (0.7) | 841 (0.9) | 887 (0.8) | 843 (0.7) | 308 (0.3) |
Smoking status | |||||
Never | 41,796 (52.5) | 50,256 (52.2) | 51,811 (46.9) | 48,563 (44.9) | 49,346 (48.5) |
Ex-smoker | 15,112 (19.0) | 15,986 (16.6) | 23,533 (21.3) | 23,206 (21.4) | 18,480 (18.2) |
Current smoker | 22,646 (28.5) | 30,036 (31.2) | 35,021 (31.7) | 36,477 (33.7) | 33,918 (33.3) |
Alcohol drinking | |||||
Never | 18,196 (23.0) | 22,003 (23.0) | 22,775 (20.1) | 18,698 (17.2) | 23,521 (23.1) |
Ex-drinker | 7244 (9.2) | 10,371 (10.8) | 13,720 (12.1) | 12,549 (11.6) | 11,695 (11.5) |
Current consumer | 53,504 (67.8) | 63,259 (66.1) | 76,621 (67.7) | 77,347 (71.2) | 66,512 (65.4) |
Regular exercise | |||||
Yes | 30,714 (39.2) | 37,427 (39.9) | 37,553 (34.0) | 46,008 (41.9) | 48,092 (47.3) |
No | 47,695 (60.8) | 56,363 (60.1) | 72,794 (66.0) | 63,699 (58.1) | 53,500 (52.7) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||||
18.50–22.99 | 26,191 (31.4) | 30,724 (31.3) | 35,075 (30.8) | 35,500 (31.0) | 30,691 (30.0) |
< 18.50 | 1841 (2.2) | 2034 (2.1) | 2305 (2.0) | 2376 (2.1) | 2050 (2.0) |
23.00–24.99 | 20,270 (24.3) | 23,807 (24.2) | 27,461 (24.1) | 27,169 (23.7) | 24,413 (23.9) |
25.00–29.99 | 28,009 (33.6) | 32,932 (33.5) | 38,298 (33.6) | 38,285 (33.4) | 34,592 (33.8) |
≥ 30.00–34.99 | 5925 (7.1) | 7397 (7.5) | 8914 (7.8) | 9379 (8.2) | 8760 (8.6) |
≥ 35.00 | 1125 (1.3) | 1406 (1.4) | 1803 (1.6) | 1899 (1.7) | 1845 (1.8) |
Mean ± SD | 24.7 ± 3.7 | 24.8 ± 3.8 | 24.9 ± 3.8 | 24.9 ± 3.9 | 25.0 ± 3.9 |
