Table 1

Frequencies of demographic and childhood characteristics for female and male Thai Cohort Study participants with recorded height

	Women N=47207		Men N=38898
	N^*	%	N^*	%
Birth year
1940–55	584	1.24	1412	3.63
1956–65	4401	9.32	6336	16.29
1966–75	13438	28.47	13565	34.87
1976–85	27148	57.51	16746	43.05
1986–90	1636	3.47	839	2.16
Current area of residence
Rural	22041	47.01	19211	49.76
Urban	24842	52.99	19399	50.24
Current region of residence
Bangkok	9058	19.32	5618	14.57
Central	12187	26.00	8740	22.67
North	8021	17.11	7556	19.60
Northeast	8410	17.94	9411	24.41
East	2909	6.21	2364	6.13
South	6290	13.42	4860	12.61
Current monthly income (Baht)
≤3000	4842	10.52	4412	11.63
3001–7000	16976	36.88	9000	23.72
7001–10000	10887	23.65	8735	23.02
10001–20000	9551	20.75	9551	20.75
20001–30000	2325	5.05	2900	7.64
>30000	1446	3.14	2142	5.64
Level of education
Junior high school	1054	2.24	1919	4.95
High school	19416	41.24	19473	50.18
Diploma/certificate	14449	30.69	8801	22.68
University degree	12156	25.82	8611	22.19
Father's levels of education
No formal education	2353	5.07	2432	6.37
Primary level	28158	60.72	23613	61.84
Secondary level	9249	19.94	7031	18.41
Tertiary level	3958	8.54	3085	8.08
Do not know	2655	5.73	2021	5.29
Mother's level of education
No formal education	4433	9.48	4258	11.08
Primary level	33583	71.81	27608	71.83
Secondary level	4510	9.64	3146	8.18
Tertiary level	2544	5.44	1839	4.78
Do not know	1697	3.63	1586	4.13
Number of siblings
0	2218	4.76	1361	3.54
1	11375	24.41	7709	20.04
2	11754	25.22	8517	22.14
3	7419	15.92	6099	15.86
4	4621	9.92	4359	11.33
5+	9216	19.78	10416	27.08
Birth size recalled by relatives
Small or underweight	9231	19.79	6285	16.41
Normal	22201	47.61	18171	47.45
Large or overweight	4454	9.55	3278	8.56
Do not know	10747	23.05	10558	27.57
Breast fed
Yes	41141	91.62	34453	94.07
No	3762	8.38	2170	5.93
Area of residence age 10–12 years
Rural	34711	74.16	29843	77.65
Urban	12095	25.84	8589	22.35
No of household assets when aged 10–12 years
0–1	6369	13.56	9344	24.18
2–4	17649	37.57	14090	36.46
5–6	15574	33.16	10640	27.53
>6	7379	15.71	4574	11.84

↵* May not add to total due to missing data.