Table 1 Characteristics of travelers at Thai travel clinic from July to October 2022

Overall

1359

967 (71.16%)

392 (28.84%)

301 (22.15%)

91 (6.70%)

Median age (range)

34 (18–91)

32 (18–91)

41.50 (18–87)

36 (18–79)

56 (31–87)

Mean age (SD)

37.07 (13.08)

34.88 (11.68)

42.47 (14.70)

38.49 (13.28)

55.65 (11.10)

Mean BMI (SD), n = 1,074

23.61 (4.22)

22.62 (3.62)

26.04(4.57)

25.89 (4.76)

26.54 (3.82)

Mean SBP(SD)

128.64 (16.98)

120.58 (11.02)

148.52(12.04)

149.44 (10.62)

145.45 (15.52)

Mean DBP(SD)

73.49 (12.58)

69.01 (9.19)

84.53(12.99)

84.84 (12.92)

83.48 (13.25)

Age (years)

  ≤ 30

528

419 (79.36%)

109 (20.64%)

109 (20.64%)

0 (0%)

 31–40

384

301 (78.39%)

83 (21.6%)

76 (19.79%)

7 (1.82%)

 41–50

213

134 (62.91%)

79 (37.09%)

54 (25.35%)

25 (11.74%)

 51–60

145

75 (51.72%)

70 (48.28%)

40 (27.59%)

30 (20.69%)

  > 60

89

38 (42.70%)

51 (57.30%)

22 (24.72%)

29 (32.58%)

BMI (kg/m²)

  < 18.5

76

66 (86.84%)

10 (13.16%)

10 (3.88%)

0 (0%)

 18.5–25

657

529 (80.52%)

128 (19.48%)

99 (15.07%)

29 (4.41%)

  > 25

341

166 (48.68%)

175 (51.32%)

133 (39.00%)

42 (12.32%)

Sex

 Male

736

579 (78.67%)

157 (21.3%)

186 (25.27%)

49 (6.66%)

 Female

623

388 (62.28%)

235 (37.72%)

115 (18.46%)

42 (6.74%)

Nationality

 Asian (Thai)

853

614 (71.98%)

239 (28.02%)

171 (20.05%)

68 (7.97%)

 North American & European

302

210 (69.54%)

92 (30.46%)

79 (26.16%)

13 (4.30%)

 Asian (Non-Thai)

160

112 (70.00%)

48 (30.0%)

39 (24.37%)

9 (5.63%)

 Australian & Oceanic

33

22 (66.67%)

11 (33.3%)

10 (30.30%)

1 (3.03%)

 South American & Others

11

9 (81.82%)

2 (18.2%)

2 (18.18%)

0 (0%)

Purpose of travel

 Tourism

555

383 (69.01%)

172 (30.99%)

134 (24.14%)

38 (6.85%)

 Working

499

373 (74.75%)

126 (25.25%)

97 (19.44%)

29 (5.81%)

 Studying

133

105 (78.95%)

28 (21.05%)

27 (20.30%)

1 (0.75%)

 Visiting Friends and Relatives

132

88 (66.67%)

44 (33.33%)

33 (25.00%)

11 (8.33%)

 Pilgrim

40

18 (45.00%)

22 (55.0%)

10 (25.00%)

12 (30.00%)

Hypertension grade

 Normal

SBP < 129 and/or DBP < 84

732

717 (97.95%)

15 (2.05%)

0 (0%)

15 (2.05%)

 High normal

SBP 130–139 and/or DBP 85–89

267

250 (93.63%)

17 (6.37%)

0 (0%)

17 (6.37%)

 Hypertension grade 1

SBP 140–159 and/or DBP 90–99

272

0 (0%)

272 (100.0%)

234 (86.03%)

38 (13.97%)

 Hypertension grade 2

SBP 160–179 and/or DBP 100–109

71

0 (0%)

71 (100.0%)

55 (77.46%)

16 (22.54%)

 Hypertension grade 3

SBP ≥ 180 and/or DBP ≥ 110

17

0 (0%)

17 (100.0%)

12 (70.59%)

5 (29.41%)