Table 1. Clinical characteristics of 184 subjects enrolled in the study.
| Parameters | No. | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 101 | 54.9 |
| Female | 83 | 45.1 |
| Mean Age, yr (range) | 46.5 (22-65) | |
| Education | ||
| ≤ Middle school | 5 | 2.7 |
| ≥ High school | 179 | 97.3 |
| Occupation | ||
| Unskilled/semi-skilled* | 108 | 58.7 |
| Skilled | 15 | 8.2 |
| Professional | 61 | 33.1 |
| Exercise | ||
| Yes | 61 | 33.2 |
| No | 123 | 66.8 |
| BEPSI-K | ||
| Low | 76 | 43.2 |
| Middle | 88 | 50.0 |
| High | 12 | 6.8 |
| Past medical history† | ||
| Yes | 92 | 50 |
| No | 92 | 50 |
*Including unemployed, housewife, service worker, and retired; †Including hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, stroke, chronic liver disease, thyroid disease, chronic respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, degenerative/rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, allergy, endometriosis, gastritis, prostatitis, alopecia, arrhythmia, history of prostate cancer (surgically removed). BEPSI-K, Korean Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument.