Table 1.
The General Characteristics of Participants (n = 6577).
| Age Level (years) |
Male (n = 3062) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right Preference (n (%)) |
High † (n (%)) |
HBP (n (%)) |
DM (n (%)) |
Arthritis (n (%)) |
|
| 10–19 (n = 58) | 53 (90.1%) | 12 (26.01%) | 2 (2.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 20–29 (n = 382) | 346 (90.5%) | 88 (21.97%) | 20 (4.4%) | 2 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 30–39 (n = 517) | 463 (90.3%) | 186 (36.67%) | 81 (14.9%) | 13 (2.5%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 40–49 (n = 585) | 512 (89.9%) | 243 (45.12%) | 156 (26.6%) | 43 (8.5%) | 2 (0.4%) |
| 50–59 (n = 609) | 533 (88.5%) | 350 (56.44%) | 211 (34.6%) | 73 (11.7%) | 10 (1.1%) |
| 60–69 (n = 530) | 483 (91.2%) | 266 (52.00%) | 264 (48.2%) | 130 (24.9%) | 12 (2.4%) |
| ≥70 (n = 381) | 318 (82.9%) | 107 (26.07%) | 212 (54.5%) | 71 (20.9%) | 20 (6.0%) |
|
Age Level
(years) |
Female (n = 3515) | ||||
|
Right
Preference (n (%)) |
High
†
(n (%)) |
HBP
(n (%)) |
DM
(n (%)) |
Arthritis
(n (%)) |
|
| 10–19 (n = 52) | 46 (85.5%) | 6 (13.26%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 20–29 (n = 459) | 421 (92.7%) | 43 (9.68%) | 3 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 30–39 (n = 679) | 599 (89.8%) | 69 (10.52%) | 11 (1.3%) | 18 (2.6%) | 3 (0.7%) |
| 40–49 (n = 747) | 659 (90.1%) | 167 (22.99%) | 78 (11.2%) | 28 (4.3%) | 4 (0.8%) |
| 50–59 (n = 744) | 632 (87.0%) | 267 (36.43%) | 210 (28.7%) | 55 (8.1%) | 30 (5.1%) |
| 60–69 (n = 511) | 452 (89.7%) | 166 (32.46%) | 250 (50.1%) | 63 (14.9%) | 41 (8.8%) |
| ≥70 (n = 323) | 273 (87.4%) | 68 (19.67%) | 224 (68.5%) | 63 (22.9%) | 41 (14.6%) |
Values (n (%)) are the number and percentage of participants. †: occupation group with high physical demand. HBP: hypertension; DM: diabetes mellitus.