Table 3.
Difference in general characteristics between CHHF and non-CHHF groups.
| CHHF | Non-CHHF | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| N | 106 | 906 | |
| Age | 48.0 ±15.7 | 45.2 ±14.9 | 0.071 |
| Height | 172.0 ±5.7 | 172.5 ±5.4 | 0.390 |
| Weight | 68.5 ±8.2 | 71.2 ±9.2 | 0.003 |
| BMI | 23.1 ±2.4 | 23.9 ±2.6 | 0.004 |
| PCS | 51.3 ±6.7 | 52.7±6.1 | 0.024 |
| MCS | 50.4 ±7.5 | 51.2 ±7.9 | 0.282 |
| Drinking∗ | |||
| Current drinker | 93 (87.7) | 789 (87.1) | 0.850 |
| Not drinking | 13 (12.3) | 117 (12.9) | |
| Smoking | |||
| Current smoker | 43 (43.4) | 439 (48.5) | 0.324 |
| Not smoking | 60 (56.6) | 467 (51.5) | |
| Marital status | |||
| With spouse | 77 (72.6) | 636 (70.2) | 0.602 |
| Without spouse | 29 (27.4) | 270 (29.8) | |
| Income† | |||
| Under 200 | 23 (21.7) | 121 (13.4) | 0.174 |
| 200–300 | 19 (17.9) | 180 (19.9) | |
| 300–400 | 28 (26.4) | 270 (29.8) | |
| 400–500 | 13 (12.3) | 150 (16.6) | |
| Over 500 | 23 (21.7) | 184 (20.3) | |
| Occupation$ | |||
| Office | 22 (20.8) | 251 (27.7) | 0.088 |
| Service | 36 (34.0) | 339 (37.4) | |
| Others | 48 (45.3) | 316 (34.9) | |
| Education | |||
| ≤ Middle school | 17 (16.0) | 96 (10.6) | 0.211 |
| High school | 35 (33.0) | 343 (37.9) | |
| ≥ University | 54 (50.9) | 466 (51.5) | |
| Women | |||
| N | 289 | 707 | |
| Age | 47.1 ±16.2 | 47.6 ±15.3 | 0.688 |
| Height | 158.8 ±5.3 | 159.2 ±5.0 | 0.247 |
| Weight | 55.3 ±6.9 | 57.5 ±7.4 | < 0.001 |
| BMI | 22.0 ±2.9 | 22.7 ±3.0 | < 0.001 |
| PCS | 48.1 ±9.4 | 50.6 ±7.7 | < 0.001 |
| MCS | 48.2 ±8.7 | 50.8 ±8.3 | < 0.001 |
| Drinking∗ | |||
| Current drinker | 201 (69.6) | 457 (64.6) | 0.078 |
| Not drinking | 88 (30.4) | 250 (35.4) | |
| Smoking | |||
| Current smoker | 11 (3.8) | 16 (2.3) | 0.127 |
| Not smoking | 278 (96.2) | 691 (97.7) | |
| Marital status | |||
| With spouse | 211 (73.3) | 537 (76.0) | 0.373 |
| Without spouse | 77 (26.7) | 170 (24.0) | |
| Income† | |||
| Under 200 | 56 (19.5) | 109 (15.5) | 0.458 |
| 200–300 | 52 (18.1) | 121 (17.2) | |
| 300–400 | 74 (25.8) | 200 (28.4) | |
| 400–500 | 40 (13.9) | 118 (16.7) | |
| Over 500 | 65 (22.6) | 157 (22.3) | |
| Occupation$ | |||
| Office | 61 (21.1) | 100 (14.1) | 0.025 |
| Service | 89 (30.8) | 243 (34.4) | |
| Others | 139 (48.1) | 364 (51.5) | |
| Education | |||
| ≤ Middle school | 58 (20.1) | 162 (23.1) | 0.074 |
| High school | 112 (38.9) | 306 (43.6) | |
| ≥ University | 118 (41.0) | 234 (33.3) | |
| Total | |||
| N | 395 | 1613 | |
| Age | 47.3 ± 16.1 | 46.2 ± 15.1 | 0.191 |
| Height | 162.3 ± 8.0 | 166.6 ± 8.4 | < 0.001 |
| Weight | 58.8 ± 9.3 | 65.2 ± 10.8 | < 0.001 |
| BMI | 22.3 ± 2.8 | 23.4 ± 2.9 | < 0.001 |
| PCS | 48.9 ± 8.9 | 51.8 ± 6.9 | < 0.001 |
| MCS | 48.8 ± 8.4 | 51.1 ± 8.1 | < 0.001 |
| Drinking∗ | |||
| Current drinker | 294 (74.4) | 1246 (77.2) | 0.235 |
| Not drinking | 101 (25.6) | 367 (22.8) | |
| Smoking | |||
| Current smoker | 57 (14.4) | 455 (28.2) | < 0.001 |
| Not smoking | 338 (85.6) | 1158 (71.8) | |
| Marital status | |||
| With spouse | 288 (73.1) | 1173 (72.7) | 0.881 |
| Without spouse | 106 (26.9) | 440 (27.3) | |
| Income† | |||
| Under 200 | 79 (20.1) | 230 (14.3) | 0.035 |
| 200–300 | 71 (18.1) | 301 (18.7) | |
| 300–400 | 102 (26.0) | 470 (29.2) | |
| 400–500 | 53 (13.5) | 268 (16.6) | |
| Over 500 | 88 (22.4) | 341 (21.2) | |
| Occupation$ | |||
| Office | 83 (21.0) | 351 (21.8) | 0.147 |
| Service | 125 (31.6) | 582 (36.1) | |
| Others | 187 (47.3) | 680 (42.2) | |
| Education | |||
| ≤ Middle school | 75 (19.0) | 258 (16.1) | 0.295 |
| High school | 147 (37.3) | 649 (40.4) | |
| ≥ University | 172 (43.7) | 700 (43.6) | |
CHHF, cold hypersensitivity in the hands and feet; BMI, body mass index; PCS, SF-12 Physical component summary; MCS, SF-12 mental component summary.
∗ “Current drinker” was defined as alcohol consumption at least once a month; “Not drinking” was defined as alcohol consumption less than once a month.
† Average monthly household income (unit: 10,000 KRW)
$ “Office” includes administrative, professional, and clerical work; “Service” includes service and sales industries; “Others” includes skilled or machine work, labour, agriculture and forestry, fishing, and unemployment.