Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics and chronic disease status of Korean women aged 19 or over with partners
| Total | 19-29 y | 30-49 y | 50-64 y | ≥65 y | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 64 971 (100.0) | 1804 (2.8) | 26 165 (40.3) | 23 026 (35.4) | 13 976 (21.5) | |
| Region | <0.01 | |||||
| Urban | 18 012 (27.7) | 564 (31.3) | 8325 (31.8) | 6278 (27.3) | 2845 (20.4) | |
| Rural | 46 959 (72.3) | 1240 (68.7) | 17 840 (68.2) | 16 748 (72.7) | 11 131 (79.6) | |
| Occupation | <0.01 | |||||
| White-collar | 10 409 (16.0) | 482 (26.7) | 8109 (31.0) | 1728 (7.5) | 90 (0.6) | |
| Blue-collar | 26 503 (40.8) | 300 (16.6) | 7952 (30.4) | 12 671 (55.0) | 5580 (39.9) | |
| Housewife | 26 580 (40.9) | 988 (54.8) | 9959 (38.1) | 8327 (36.2) | 7306 (52.3) | |
| Others | 1479 (2.3) | 34 (1.9) | 145 (0.6) | 300 (1.3) | 1000 (7.2) | |
| Adjusted household income (Korean won) | <0.01 | |||||
| Quartile 1 (lowest) | 14 487 (22.3) | 209 (11.6) | 1943 (7.4) | 4293 (18.6) | 8042 (57.5) | |
| Quartile 2 | 15 911 (24.5) | 517 (28.7) | 5804 (22.2) | 5957 (25.9) | 3633 (26.0) | |
| Quartile 3 | 17 071 (26.3) | 460 (25.5) | 9425 (36.0) | 5900 (25.6) | 1286 (9.2) | |
| Quartile 4 (highest) | 17 010 (26.2) | 606 (33.6) | 8798 (33.6) | 6674 (29.0) | 932 (6.7) | |
| Missing | 492 (0.8) | 12 (0.7) | 195 (0.7) | 202 (0.9) | 83 (0.6) | |
| Diagnosis of chronic disease | ||||||
| Hypertension | 14 892 (22.9) | 15 (0.8) | 1200 (4.6) | 6201 (26.9) | 7476 (53.5) | <0.01 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 5385 (8.3) | 9 (0.5) | 520 (2.0) | 2140 (9.3) | 2716 (19.4) | <0.01 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 9965 (15.3) | 15 (0.8) | 1225 (4.7) | 5174 (22.5) | 3551 (25.4) | <0.01 |
Values are presented as number (%).