Table 2.
Cardiovascular disease risk factors in men and women: KNHANES 1998, 2001, and 2005
| Variable | KNHANES |
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| Men |
Women |
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| 1998 (n = 3597) | 2001 (n = 2810) | 2005 (n = 2314) | p-value | 1998 (n = 4365) | 2001 (n = 3626) | 2005 (n = 3124) | p-value | |
| Age (yr) | 44.2 ± 14.8b | 44.8 ± 15.0b | 47.3 ± 14.7a | <0.001 | 45.1 ± 16.1b | 45.1 ± 15.8b | 47.1 ± 15.7a | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.1 ± 3.0c | 23.7 ± 3.1b | 24.0 ± 3.1a | <0.001 | 23.3 ± 3.4b | 23.3 ± 3.4b | 23.5 ± 3.4a | 0.003 |
| WC (cm) | 82.8 ± 8.4b | 84.3 ± 8.4a | 84.3 ± 8.8a | <0.001 | 78.5 ± 9.7 | 78.4 ± 9.6 | 78.5 ± 9.6 | 0.693 |
| TC (mg/dL) | 187.5 ± 37.0a | 189.2 ± 34.6a | 185.0 ± 34.6b | <0.001 | 189.0 ± 37.8a | 187.8 ± 35.2a | 184.8 ± 35.5b | <0.001 |
| HDL–C (mg/dL) | 48.1 ± 12.3a | 43.6 ± 10.1b | 42.3 ± 10.2c | <0.001 | 51.6 ± 12.7a | 47.9 ± 10.4b | 47.1 ± 10.9c | <0.001 |
| LDL–C (mg/dL) | 112.0 ± 33.8 | 112.9 ± 31.4 | 112.9 ± 30.4 | 0.450 | 114.9 ± 33.7 | 114.3 ± 30.2 | 115.1 ± 30.4 | 0.543 |
| TC/HDL–C (mg/dL) | 4.1 ± 1.3b | 4.5 ± 1.2a | 4.6 ± 1.3a | <0.001 | 3.9 ± 1.2b | 4.1 ± 1.1a | 4.1 ± 1.1a | <0.001 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 136.4 ± 65.9b | 157.8 ± 84.9a | 160.3 ± 131.0a | <0.001 | 112.5 ± 55.9b | 123.3 ± 71.2a | 115.2 ± 79.7b | <0.001 |
| FPG (mg/dL) | 101.9 ± 31.0a | 98.3 ± 17.8b | 98.2 ± 26.2b | <0.001 | 100.8 ± 32.8a | 96.8 ± 17.1b | 93.2 ± 19.9c | <0.001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 128.1 ± 18.2a | 126.1 ± 17.4b | 122.9 ± 16.1c | <0.001 | 124.2 ± 21.2a | 119.6 ± 19.6b | 116.6 ± 18.6c | <0.001 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 81.0 ± 11.7 | 80.3 ± 11.1 | 80.8 ± 10.4 | 0.072 | 76.5 ± 11.7a | 74.6 ± 11.3b | 74.8 ± 10.4b | <0.001 |
| DM (%) | 429 (12.0) | 268 (9.7) | 255 (11.1) | 0.015 | 415(9.5) | 295 (8.2) | 225 (7.3) | 0.002 |
| HTN (%) | 1 099 (30.6) | 805 (31.2) | 717 (31.1) | 0.868 | 1 084 (24.9) | 795 (23.6) | 745 (24.0) | 0.363 |
| High TC (%) | 289 (8.0) | 230 (8.2) | 135 (5.8) | 0.002 | 429 (9.8) | 312 (8.6) | 209 (6.7) | <0.001 |
| High LDL–C (%) | 275 (7.6) | 198 (7.5) | 135 (6.1) | 0.068 | 420 (9.6) | 276 (7.8) | 216 (7.0) | <0.001 |
| High TG (%) | 561 (15.6) | 68.5 (25.4) | 512 (22.1) | <0.001 | 319 (7.3) | 470 (13.2) | 305 (9.8) | <0.001 |
| Low HDL–C (%) | 893 (24.8) | 1 049 (37.3) | 1 045 (45.2) | <0.001 | 2 084 (47.7) | 2 160 (59.6) | 1 997 (63.9) | <0.001 |
| Abdominal obesity (%) | 731 (20.3) | 681 (24.3) | 612 (26.6) | <0.001 | 1 077 (24.7) | 881 (24.4) | 771 (24.8) | 0.921 |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD or n(%).
BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triacylglycerides; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension.
a b cMeans in the same row not sharing a common superscript are significantly different between groups (p < 0.05).