Table 1 Characteristics of sample
| Â | Â | China | Ghana | India | Mexico | Russia | South Africa | Pooled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Mean (SD) | 60.3 (11.8) | 60.2 (14.1) | 50.0 (16.6) | 63.1 (14.0) | 62.4 (13.1) | 60.6 (12.0) | 58.0 (14.7) |
Gender | Male (%) | 6666 (46.5) | 2623 (52.5) | 4316 (38.7) | 1000 (38.2) | 1452 (35.5) | 1306 (39.8) | 17363 (42.9) |
| Â | Female (%) | 7677 (53.5) | 2372 (47.5) | 6832 (61.3) | 1618 (61.8) | 2637 (64.5) | 1978 (60.2) | 23114 (57.1) |
Marital status | Married (%) | 12012 (83.7) | 2986 (59.8) | 8659 (77.7) | 1663 (63.5) | 2336 (57.1) | 1668 (50.8) | 29324 (72.4) |
| Â | Not married (%) | 2331 (16.3) | 2009 (40.2) | 2489 (22.3) | 955 (36.5) | 1753 (42.9) | 1616 (49.2) | 11153 (27.6) |
Education | No education (%) | 3141 (21.9) | 2525 (50.6) | 5039 (45.2) | 447 (17.1) | 38 (0.9) | 780 (23.8) | 11970 (29.6) |
| Â | Less than primary (%) | 2429 (16.9) | 533 (10.7) | 1162 (10.4) | 967 (36.9) | 71 (1.7) | 793 (24.1) | 5955 (14.7) |
| Â | Completed primary (%) | 2811 (19.6) | 622 (12.5) | 1711 (15.3) | 589 (22.5) | 297 (7.3) | 767 (23.4) | 6797 (16.8) |
| Â | Completed secondary and above (%) | 5962 (41.6) | 1315 (26.3) | 3236 (29.0) | 615 (23.5) | 3683 (90.1) | 944 (28.7) | 15755 (38.9) |
Location | Rural (%) | 7263 (50.6) | 2942 (58.9) | 8308 (74.5) | 699 (26.7) | 1010 (24.7) | 1080 (32.9) | 21302 (52.6) |
| Â | Urban (%) | 7080 (49.4) | 2053 (41.1) | 2840 (25.5) | 1919 (73.3) | 3079 (75.3) | 2204 (67.1) | 19175 (47.4) |
Wealth quartile | Q1 (lowest) (%) | 2706 (18.9) | 972 (19.5) | 1991 (17.9) | 539 (20.6) | 748 (18.3) | 626 (19.1) | 7582 (18.7) |
| Â | Q2 (%) | 2823 (19.7) | 976 (19.5) | 2142 (19.2) | 538 (20.6) | 791 (19.3) | 665 (20.2) | 7935 (19.6) |
| Â | Q3 (%) | 2856 (19.9) | 994 (19.9) | 2135 (19.2) | 486 (18.6) | 806 (19.7) | 660 (20.1) | 7937 (19.6) |
| Â | Q4 (%) | 2981 (20.8) | 1031 (20.6) | 2342 (21.0) | 541 (20.7) | 833 (20.4) | 674 (20.5) | 8402 (20.8) |
| Â | Q5 (highest) (%) | 2977 (20.8) | 1022 (20.5) | 2538 (22.8) | 514 (19.6) | 911 (22.3) | 659 (20.1) | 8621 (21.3) |
Fruit & veg consumption | Less than 5 portions per day (%) | 2086 (14.5) | 3481 (69.7) | 9961 (89.4) | 2080 (79.4) | 3327 (81.4) | 2415 (73.5) | 23350 (57.7) |
| Â | 5 or more portions per day (%) | 12257 (85.5) | 1514 (30.3) | 1187 (10.6) | 538 (20.6) | 762 (18.6) | 869 (26.5) | 17127 (42.3) |
Smoking status | Non-smoker (%) | 10436 (72.8) | 4400 (88.1) | 6855 (61.5) | 2131 (81.4) | 3301 (80.7) | 2406 (73.3) | 29529 (73.0) |
| Â | Current smoker (%) | 3907 (27.2) | 595 (11.9) | 4293 (38.5) | 487 (18.6) | 788 (19.3) | 878 (26.7) | 10948 (27.0) |
Alcohol use | Recently used alcohol | 11377 (79.3) | 3425 (68.6) | 10442 (93.7) | 2214 (84.6) | 2751 (67.3) | 2781 (84.7) | 32990 (81.5) |
| Â | Not recently used alcohol | 2966 (20.7) | 1570 (31.4) | 706 (6.3) | 404 (15.4) | 1338 (32.7) | 503 (15.3) | 7487 (18.5) |
Work physical activity | ≤150 min per week (%) | 7601 (53.0) | 1339 (26.8) | 3117 (28.0) | 1609 (61.5) | 1168 (28.6) | 2066 (62.9) | 16900 (41.8) |
| Â | >150Â min per week (%) | 6742 (47.0) | 3656 (73.2) | 8031 (72.0) | 1009 (38.5) | 2921 (71.4) | 1218 (37.1) | 23577 (58.2) |
Leisure physical activity | ≤150 min per week (%) | 12996 (90.6) | 4427 (88.6) | 9938 (89.1) | 2503 (95.6) | 3766 (92.1) | 3105 (94.5) | 36735 (90.8) |
| Â | >150Â min per week (%) | 1347 (9.4) | 568 (11.4) | 1210 (10.9) | 115 (4.4) | 323 (7.9) | 179 (5.5) | 3742 (9.2) |
Active travel level | Minimal/none | 4791 (33.4) | 1670 (33.4) | 3800 (34.1) | 1072 (41.0) | 1357 (33.2) | 1991 (60.6) | 13,701 (33.9) |
| Â | Moderate | 4106 (28.6) | 1581 (31.7) | 2233 (20.0) | 679 (25.9) | 1303 (31.9) | 629 (19.2) | 14,105 (34.9) |
| Â | High | 5446 (38.0) | 1744 (34.9) | 5115 (48.9) | 867 (33.1) | 1429 (34.9) | 664 (20.2) | 12,671 (31.3) |
Overall N | Â | 14343 | 4995 | 11148 | 2618 | 4089 | 3284 | 40477 |