Table 2 Characteristics of the total population in this study
Characteristic | Total | |
|---|---|---|
Unweighted N | Weighted % | |
N | 229,041 | 100 |
Country-level factors | ||
 Income status | ||
  LIC | 23,905 | 13.01 |
  LMC | 75,581 | 67.57 |
  UMC | 129,555 | 19.42 |
 World region | ||
  East Asia & Pacific | 86,319 | 52.35 |
  Latin America & Caribbean | 80,796 | 8.88 |
  Middle East & North Africa | 17,146 | 9.62 |
  South Asia | 20,551 | 17.50 |
  Sub-Saharan Africa | 24,229 | 11.65 |
 Survey year | ||
  2009–2012 | 56,129 | 16.82 |
  2013–2015 | 71,651 | 69.91 |
  2016–2018 | 101,261 | 13.27 |
Demographic characteristics | ||
 Age, years | ||
   ≤ 13 | 50,395 | 25.93 |
  14 | 49,356 | 23.54 |
  15 | 49,287 | 20.56 |
   ≥ 16 | 78,708 | 29.97 |
  Missing | 1,295 |  |
 Sex | ||
  Male | 109,258 | 51.47 |
  Female | 117,260 | 48.53 |
  Missing | 2,523 |  |
 Body mass index, kg/m2 | ||
  Level 1 (lowest) | 45,915 | 34.77 |
  Level 2 | 45,864 | 27.40 |
  Level 3 | 45,678 | 21.73 |
  Level 4 (highest) | 45,625 | 16.10 |
  Missing | 45,959 |  |
 Education level (grade) | ||
  Junior | 92,560 | 43.96 |
  Middle | 81,524 | 30.69 |
  Senior | 51,387 | 25.35 |
  Missing | 3,570 |  |
 Proxy of SES | ||
  Highest | 121,741 | 49.27 |
  High | 43,491 | 18.28 |
  Medium | 48,458 | 26.20 |
  Low | 7,937 | 3.60 |
  Lowest | 5,300 | 2.65 |
  Missing | 2,114 |  |
Lifestyle risk factors | ||
 Co-occurring risk behaviours | ||
  None | 4,384 | 2.68 |
  One-single | 31,368 | 20.20 |
  Two or more | 161,030 | 77.12 |
  Missing | 32,259 |  |
 Fruit consumption | ||
  Daily | 125,510 | 63.03 |
  Not daily | 101,634 | 36.97 |
  Missing | 1,897 |  |
 Vegetables consumption | ||
  Daily | 15,3147 | 78.64 |
  Not daily | 61,634 | 21.36 |
  Missing | 14,260 |  |
 Soft drink consumption | ||
  Not daily | 137,380 | 61.80 |
  Daily | 89,984 | 38.20 |
  Missing | 1,677 |  |
 Fast food consumption | ||
   ≤ 1 day/wk | 169,858 | 73.10 |
   > 1 day/wk | 57,740 | 26.90 |
  Missing | 1,443 |  |
 Tobacco smoking | ||
   < 1 day/month | 189,926 | 86.86 |
   ≥ 1 day/month | 38,316 | 13.14 |
  Missing | 799 |  |
 Alcohol drinking | ||
   < 1 day/month | 164,339 | 86.42 |
   ≥ 1 day/month | 54,617 | 13.58 |
  Missing | 10,085 |  |
 Physical activity for at least 1 h per day | ||
  Daily | 35,461 | 15.29 |
  Not daily | 189,197 | 84.71 |
  Missing | 4,383 |  |
 Sedentary behaviour | ||
   ≤ 4 h/d | 183,406 | 87.01 |
   > 4 h/d | 40,517 | 12.99 |
  Missing | 5,118 |  |
Suicidality | ||
 Suicidal ideation | ||
  No | 205,389 | 92.63 |
  Yes | 18,220 | 7.37 |
  Missing | 5,432 |  |
 Suicidal plan | ||
  No | 205,525 | 94.19 |
  Yes | 15,416 | 5.81 |
  Missing | 8,100 |  |
 Suicidal attempt | ||
  No | 201,968 | 95.41 |
  Yes | 13,747 | 4.59 |
  Missing | 13,326 |  |