Table 2.
Summary of measurements in baseline survey of the KNCC Community Cohort participants and comparison with the general population in Korea
| Variable | Cohort participants |
General populationa |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 16 304) |
(n = 21 556) |
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| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| Sex, % | 38.7 | 61.3 | 47.6 | 52.4 |
| Age, % | ||||
| < 35 y | 3.4 | 4.8 | 15.9 | 14.9 |
| 35–44 y | 9.7 | 10.4 | 33.4 | 31.3 |
| 45–54 y | 19.9 | 20.1 | 22.5 | 20.5 |
| 55–64 y | 31.9 | 30.2 | 15.9 | 15.9 |
| 65–74 y | 28.2 | 28.5 | 9.0 | 11.3 |
| ≥ 75 y | 7.0 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 6.1 |
| Mean age in years, SD | 58.6 ± 12.4 | 57.7 ± 13.3 | 48.3 | 50.0 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 91.4 | 66.1 | 87.0 | 75.7 |
| Singlec | 8.6 | 33.9 | 13.0 | 24.3 |
| Education level, % | ||||
| No education | 11.7 | 31.3 | 4.1 | 14.2 |
| Primary and middle school | 60.7 | 57.5 | 26.8 | 36.3 |
| High school or higher | 27.5 | 11.2 | 69.1 | 49.5 |
| Smoking status, % | ||||
| Never smoker | 20.9 | 91.1 | 19.2 | 93.2 |
| Ex-smoker | 31.7 | 2.6 | 20.4 | 1.3 |
| Current smoker | 47.5 | 6.4 | 60.4 | 5.5 |
| Alcohol drinking, % | ||||
| Non-drinker | 27.2 | 80.5 | 13.7 | 43.9 |
| Ex-drinker | 12.0 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 1.5 |
| Current drinker | 60.7 | 16.7 | 80.5 | 54.6 |
| Body mass index, % | ||||
| < 25.0 kg/m2 | 73.8 | 63.8 | 65.8 | 66.8 |
| 25–29 kg/m2 | 24.6 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 29.2 |
| ≥ 30 kg/m2 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
| Physical activity | NA | NA | ||
| Inactive | 21.3 | 23.5 | ||
| Minimally active | 63.1 | 66.0 | ||
| Health-enhancing physical activity | 15.6 | 10.5 | ||
| Family history of cancer | 22.0 | 22.7 | NA | NA |
| HBsAg seropositivity, % | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| Anti-HCV seropositivity, % | 3.0 | 3.2 | NA | NA |
| C. sinensis egg positivity, % | 34.5 | 22.4 | 3.2b | 1.6b |
| Hypercholesterolaemiad, % | 9.4 | 15.5 | 8.6 | 10.1 |
| High blood pressuree, % | 42.9 | 40.4 | 34.4 | 26.5 |
| High fasting blood sugarf, % | 5.8 | 4.5 | 9.8 | 8.2 |
| Blood transfusion history | 7.8 | 9.9 | NA | NA |
| Acupuncture history | 68.5 | 77.9 | NA | NA |
| Ever having raw freshwater fish intake | 26.2 | 15.8 | NA | NA |
| Atopy | 4.6 | 6.8 | NA | NA |
| Athma | 3.1 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Exposure to pesticides | 78.6 | 60.4 | NA | NA |
SD, standard deviation; y, years; NA, not available.
aSource: Ministry of Health and Welfare. 2001 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). Seoul, 2002. [https://knhanes.cdc.go.kr].The KNHANES randomly sampled the general Korean population and the results in this table showed distributions among adults (aged ≥ 30).
bSource: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea Association of Health Promotion. Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection in 2004. 7th report. Seoul: Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2005.
cUnmarried, divorced and widowed.
dHypercholesterolaemia, serum cholesterol ≥ 240 mg/dl.
eHigh blood pressure, systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg.
fHigh fasting blood sugar, ≥ 126 mg/dl or having treatment drug.