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. 2025 Jun 5;17(6):e85429. doi: 10.7759/cureus.85429

Table 2. General characteristics according to the study population by gender.

TG, triglyceride; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; TG/HDL, triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio; h, hours.

Data are presented as mean ± standard error or the number of sample size and its percentage.

The percentages used in this table reflect weighted percentages derived from data obtained through a complex sampling design.

Independent t-test for continuous variables and chi-squared test for categorical variables were used.

  Total Male participants Female participants  
  n = 10,562 n = 4,611 n = 5,951 p-value
Age, years 45.8 ± 0.3 44.8 ± 0.4 46.7 ± 0.4 < 0.001
Body mass index, kg/m2 23.9 ± 0.1 24.7 ± 0.1 23.2 ± 0.1 < 0.001
Household income, n (%) n = 10,562 n = 4,597 n = 5,929 < 0.001
  Low 1978 (14.5) 775 (12.8) 1203 (16.1)  
  Low middle 2642 (23.6) 1140 (23.2) 1502 (24.1)  
  Middle high 2823 (28.6) 1269 (29.4) 1554 (27.9)  
  High 3083 (33.3) 1413 (34.6) 1670 (31.9)  
Education level, n (%) n = 9,933 n = 4,343 n = 5,590 < 0.001
  ≤Elementary school 2077 (14.7) 720 (11.1) 1357 (18.3)  
  Middle school 1144 (10.1) 508 (9.9) 636 (10.2)  
  High school 3156 (34.6) 1472 (36.6) 1684 (32.6)  
  ≥College 3556 (40.6) 1643 (42.4) 1913 (38.8)  
Smoking status, n (%) n = 10,465 n = 4,573 n = 5,892 < 0.001
  Never 6665 (60.2) 1440 (32.8) 5225 (87.6)  
  Former 2216 (22.1) 1833 (37.3) 383 (6.9)  
  Current 1584 (17.8) 1300 (30.0) 284 (5.5)  
Drinking status, n (%) n = 10,470 n = 4,575 n = 5,895 < 0.001
  < 2 times per week 8522 (80.1) 3212 (70.7) 5310 (89.5)  
  ≥2 times per week 1948 (19.9) 1363 (29.3) 585 (10.5)  
Physical activity, n (%) n = 9,214 n = 3,956 n = 5,258 < 0.001
  No 5270 (54.8) 2093 (50.9) 3177 (58.6)  
  Yes 3944 (45.2) 1863 (49.1) 2081 (41.4)  
Diabetes, n (%) n = 10,561 n = 4,611 n = 5,950 0.068
  No 9537 (92.4) 4129 (91.9) 5408 (92.9)  
  Yes 1024 (7.6) 482 (8.1) 542 (7.1)  
Hypertension, n (%) n = 10,562  n = 4,611 n = 5,951 0.186
  No 8133 (82.1) 3546 (82.0) 4587 (82.3)  
  Yes 2429 (17.9) 1065 (18.0) 1364 (17.7)  
Statin use, n (%) n = 10,561  n = 4,610 n = 5,951 < 0.001
  No 8988 (88.0) 4020 (89.6) 4968 (86.5)  
  Yes 1573 (12.0) 590(10.4) 983 (13.5)  
Total sleep duration, h 7.0 ± 0.0 7.0 ± 0.0 7.0 ± 0.0 0.529
Weekend catch-up sleep duration, h 0.8 ± 0.0 0.9 ± 0.0 0.7 ± 0.0 0.001
Weekday sleep duration, h 6.8 ± 0.0 6.8 ± 0.0 6.8 ± 0.0 0.689
Weekend sleep duration, h 7.6 ± 0.0 7.6 ± 0.0 7.5 ± 0.0 0.022
Fasting glucose, mg/dL 99.9 ± 0.3 102.2 ± 0.4 97.5 ± 0.3 < 0.001
TG, mg/dL 129.3 ± 1.4 150.9 ± 2.3 107.7 ± 1.1 < 0.001
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL 52.2 ± 0.2 48.3 ± 0.2 56.1 ± 0.2 < 0.001
TG/HDL ratio 2.8 ± 0.0 3.5 ± 0.1 2.2 ± 0.0 < 0.001