Table 1.
The proportion of subjects with adherence to lifestyle modifications according based on the general characteristics (n=417)
| High adherence to lifestyle modificationa (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n | (%) | yes | no | p-value | |
| Sex | male | 348 | (83.5) | 36.5 | 63.5 | <0.001* |
| female | 69 | (16.5) | 58.0 | 42.0 | ||
| Age (years) | <50 | 61 | (14.6) | 23.0 | 77.0 | 0.008* |
| 50-59 | 108 | (25.9) | 37.0 | 63.0 | ||
| 60-69 | 126 | (30.2) | 42.9 | 57.1 | ||
| 70≤ | 122 | (29.3) | 48.4 | 51.6 | ||
| Marital status | married | 315 | (75.5) | 42.2 | 57.8 | 0.111 |
| single/othersb | 102 | (24.5) | 33.3 | 66.7 | ||
| Education | ≤ middle school | 156 | (37.4) | 46.2 | 52.9 | 0.049* |
| ≥ high school | 261 | (62.6) | 36.4 | 63.6 | ||
| Family income (10,000 won/month) |
≤100 | 109 | (26.1) | 46.8 | 53.2 | 0.078 |
| 101-200 | 71 | (17.0) | 47.9 | 52.1 | ||
| 201-300 | 95 | (22.8) | 34.7 | 65.3 | ||
| ≥301 | 142 | (34.1) | 34.5 | 65.5 | ||
| Job | employed | 122 | (29.3) | 41.0 | 59.0 | 0.091 |
| self-employed | 139 | (33.3) | 33.1 | 66.9 | ||
| unemployedc | 156 | (37.4) | 45.5 | 54.5 | ||
adefined as a subject who are adherent to five or more among the six health behaviors including low-salt intake, low-fat diet and/or weight-loss diet, regular exercise, stress reduction in daily life, drinking in moderation, and smoking cessation
bothers included separated, divorced, and widowed status
cunemployed included a housewife (n=9)
*p-value <0.05