Table 1 Characteristics of all conscripts during basic military training in Bangkok, Thailand (n = 212)
Demographic data | Total (%) |
|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) | 21.2 (±1.0) |
20 | 19 (8.9) |
21 | 156 (73.2) |
22 | 21 (9.9) |
23 | 10 (4.7) |
≥24 | 7 (3.3) |
Education | |
Bachelor’s | 8 (4) |
High vocational certificate | 14 (7) |
Vocational certificate | 22 (10.9) |
High school | 106 (52.7) |
Secondary school | 51 (25.4) |
Subunit | |
1 | 54 (25.4) |
2 | 51 (23.9) |
3 | 55 (25.8) |
4 | 53 (24.9) |
Weight (kg) (mean ± SD) | 64.3 ± 11.4 |
Height (cm) (mean ± SD) | 170.2 ± 6.0 |
BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD) | 22.2 ± 3.6 |
Underweight <18.5 | 27 (12.7) |
Normal range (18.5–22.9) | 119 (55.9) |
At risk of obesity (23–24.9) | 29 (13.6) |
Obese I (25–29.9) | 29 (13.6) |
Obese II (≥30) | 9 (4.2) |
Symptoms | |
Abscess | 41 (19.2) |
Number of abscess lesions (mean ± SD) | 2.2 ± 2 |
Multiple erythematous papules | 86 (39.0) |