71.   Other factors include poor nutrition and widespread pollution in the former Soviet republic.

72.   Other factors included tougher sentencing and the abolition of parole, he said.

73.   Other high-risk factors include obesity, high blood pressure or cardiovascular disease before pregnancy.

74.   Supportive factors included a stronger euro against the dollar and gains in gold equity shares.

75.   The factors include parental neglect, the influence of entertainment outlets which promote sex and alcohol and strains in family relationships.

76.   These factors included currency fluctuations and write-offs of non-performing loans.

77.   Those factors included lower inflation rates than neighbouring economies, high capital adequacy ratios and the judicious lending policies of Hong Kong banks.

78.   Chokchai said positive factors included lower interest rates, improved competitiveness, as well as relaxations by the Thai government on export loan requirements and faster tax refunds.

79.   EPA director-general Shusei Tanaka said mitigating factors included continuing problems clearing up massive bad debts run of financial institutions and delays in deregulating the economy.

80.   Factors included the impact of television and video games, associated snacking, and the increased use of convenience foods in families where both parents worked.