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. 2017 Sep 28;58(6):1222–1228. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2017.58.6.1222

Table 2. Characteristics of the Study Population by Sex.

Variable Male* Female p value
N Proportion N Proportion
Age <0.001
 Mean±95% CI 72.27±0.11 0.423 73.35±0.10 0.578
Marital status <0.001
 Married 19983 0.870 14252 0.430
 Unmarried 2819 0.130 18600 0.570
NBLA recipients <0.001
 No 21699 0.954 30153 0.921
 Yes 1103 0.046 2699 0.079
Sleep duration <0.001
 5 hr or less 4102 0.191 8539 0.283
 6 hr 5518 0.264 8050 0.252
 7 hr 6047 0.262 8019 0.234
 8 hr or more 7135 0.283 8244 0.231
Hypertension <0.001
 No 12620 0.526 15429 0.463
 Yes 10182 0.474 17423 0.537
Diabetes mellitus 0.344
 No 18743 0.804 26901 0.804
 Yes 4059 0.196 5951 0.196
Dyslipidemia <0.001
 No 20412 0.864 28498 0.827
 Yes 2390 0.136 4354 0.173
Stress level <0.001
 Low 18809 0.813 24479 0.733
 High 3993 0.187 8373 0.267
Self-rated health <0.001
 Good 6033 0.284 4727 0.159
 Fair 7767 0.353 9638 0.313
 Poor 9002 0.363 18487 0.527

CI, confidence interval; NBLA, National Basic Livelihood Ac; KCHS, Korean Community Health Survey.

The KCHS as a sample survey was analyzed by research subject and with applied weight calculated in production of the sample design weight and benchmark weight. Strata with single sampling unit centered at overall mean. Values are presented as sample size and weighted proportion, unless otherwise indicated.

*Sample size=22802, weighted=2347797, Sample size=32852, weighted=3208999.