Table 2.
Respondents’ recognition of Mibyeong compared by demographics.
| Characteristic | Item 1* | Item 2† | Item 3‡ | Item 4§ | Item 5|| | Item 6¶ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 5.48 (1.56) | 5.65 (1.47) | 4.78 (1.66) | 4.99 (1.3) | 4.97 (1.48) | 5.82 (1.43) |
| Female | 5.57 (1.38) | 5.56 (1.44) | 5.02 (1.61) | 5.1 (1.3) | 4.96 (1.49) | 5.81 (1.36) |
| Age (y) | ||||||
| Below 40 | 5.44 (1.45) | 5.61 (1.41) | 4.81 (1.59) | 5.02 (1.25) | 4.9 (1.44) | 5.78 (1.39) |
| 40–49 | 5.58 (1.58) | 5.68 (1.51) | 4.77 (1.71) | 5.04 (1.34) | 5.04 (1.53) | 5.94 (1.44) |
| Over 50 | 5.45 (1.65) | 5.6 (1.53) | 5 (1.7) | 4.89 (1.37) | 5 (1.49) | 5.62 (1.47) |
| Number of years in practice | ||||||
| 1–10 | 5.48 (1.49) | 5.55 (1.51) | 4.83 (1.6) | 5.02 (1.27) | 4.96 (1.46) | 5.8 (1.41) |
| 11 + | 5.51 (1.58) | 5.73 (1.41) | 4.81 (1.71) | 4.99 (1.34) | 4.98 (1.5) | 5.85 (1.44) |
| Region | ||||||
| Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi-do | 5.51 (1.56) | 5.72 (1.45) | 4.87 (1.68) | 5.03 (1.36) | 4.95 (1.52) | 5.88 (1.4) |
| Gangwon-do | 5.23 (1.72) | 5.64 (1.68) | 4.18 (1.53) | 4.91 (1.23) | 5.14 (1.52) | 5.27 (1.93) |
| Chungcheong Province | 5.55 (1.4) | 5.53 (1.45) | 4.74 (1.62) | 4.97 (1.27) | 4.88 (1.47) | 5.86 (1.2) |
| Jeolla Province | 5.4 (1.48) | 5.66 (1.43) | 5.01 (1.51) | 4.95 (1.31) | 5.02 (1.4) | 5.62 (1.55) |
| Gyeongsang Province | 5.51 (1.56) | 5.5 (1.49) | 4.74 (1.68) | 5.01 (1.22) | 5.01 (1.45) | 5.84 (1.44) |
| Specialties | ||||||
| General Practitioner | 5.5 (1.55) | 5.65 (1.49) | 4.89 (1.63)** | 5.01 (1.32) | 5.03 (1.48)** | 5.85 (1.44) |
| Specialist | 5.44 (1.45) | 5.6 (1.38) | 4.53 (1.71) | 4.93 (1.23) | 4.71 (1.46) | 5.66 (1.4) |
| Total | 5.5 (1.53) | 5.63 (1.46) | 4.82 (1.65) | 5.01 (1.3) | 4.97 (1.48) | 5.82 (1.42) |
Data are presented as mean (standard deviation).
*
Item 1, Mibyeong can be defined as uncomfortable symptoms without apparent disease.
†
Item 2, Mibyeong refers to subjective symptoms including fatigue, pain, sleep disorder, and digestive problems without a formal diagnosis by Western Medicine.
‡
Item 3, The clinical definition of Mibyeong is borderline findings without specific symptoms.
§
Item 4, Mibyeong could be classified into subtypes in terms of exhibited condition and severity.
||
Item 5, Subtypes of Mibyeong are fatigue, pain, sleep, digestive problems, and borderline findings.
¶
Item 6, The pattern/syndrome identification can be used to classify Mibyeong.
**
p < 0.05.