Table 1.
General characteristics of participants from the 7th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
| Variables | Total | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 4185) | Weighted % (SE) | (n = 1712) | Weighted % (SE) | (n = 2473) | Weighted % (SE) | ||
| Age, years (SE) | 52.51 (0.17) | 52.14 (0.20) | 52.87 (0.20) | ||||
| Household income | Lowest | 492 | 10.0 (0.7) | 192 | 9.2 (0.9) | 300 | 10.7 (0.8) |
| Lower middle | 982 | 21.5 (0.9) | 366 | 19.6 (1.1) | 616 | 23.3 (1.1) | |
| Upper middle | 1190 | 29.2 (1.0) | 475 | 28.2 (1.3) | 715 | 30.1 (1.1) | |
| Highest | 1518 | 39.4 (1.4) | 678 | 42.9 (1.7) | 840 | 35.9 (1.5) | |
| Subjective body image | Very skinny | 114 | 2.9 (0.3) | 74 | 4.2 (0.6) | 40 | 1.5 (0.3) |
| Slightly skinny | 403 | 9.8 (0.6) | 210 | 12.1 (1.0) | 193 | 7.6 (0.6) | |
| Moderate | 1678 | 40.4 (0.9) | 699 | 40.6 (1.3) | 979 | 40.2 (1.3) | |
| Slightly obese | 1605 | 38.4 (0.9) | 644 | 38.0 (1.4) | 961 | 38.8 (1.1) | |
| Very obese | 385 | 8.5 (0.5) | 85 | 5.0 (0.6) | 300 | 11.9 (0.7) | |
| Subjective health status | Good | 1109 | 28.3 (0.8) | 517 | 31.7 (1.2) | 592 | 25.1 (1.0) |
| Moderate | 2224 | 55.7 (0.9) | 879 | 54.5 (1.4) | 1345 | 56.8 (1.2) | |
| Poor | 705 | 16.0 (0.7) | 241 | 13.7 (0.9) | 464 | 18.1 (0.9) | |
| Current smoker, % | 749 | 21.4 (0.9) | 642 | 38.6 (1.5) | 104 | 4.6 (0.5) | |
| Diabetes mellitus diagnosis, % | 312 | 7.0 (0.5) | 157 | 8 (0.7) | 155 | 6.1 (0.6) | |
| Treatment for hypertension, % | 859 | 18.7 (0.7) | 417 | 21.6 (1.1) | 442 | 15.8 (0.9) | |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg (SE) | 119.47 (0.34) | 121.35 (0.45) | 117.65 (0.42) | ||||
| Fasting glucose, mmol/L (SE) | 102.21 (0.44) | 105.45 (0.65) | 99.09 (0.52) | ||||
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L (SE) | 200.95 (0.67) | 198.50 (0.97) | 203.34 (0.85) | ||||
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/L (SE) | 51.04 (0.23) | 47.24 (0.31) | 54.74 (0.29) | ||||
| DII | Q1 | 1046 | 25.5 (0.9) | 507 | 29.7 (1.3) | 539 | 21.5 (1.0) |
| Q2 | 1046 | 25.1 (0.8) | 447 | 25.7 (1.2) | 599 | 24.5 (1.0) | |
| Q3 | 1046 | 25.1 (0.8) | 375 | 22.5 (1.2) | 671 | 27.8 (1.1) | |
| Q4 | 1047 | 24.2 (0.9) | 383 | 22.1 (1.3) | 664 | 26.3 (1.1) | |
| ASCVD risk, % (SE) | 4.93 (0.10) | 7.46 (0.16) | 2.47 (0.06) | ||||
Abbreviations: SE: standard error; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; DII: dietary inflammatory index; ASCVD: atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.