Table 1.
General demographic and physical health characteristics (n = 821). Mean ± S.D. n (%).
| Items | Korea | China | Japan | Total (M = 305, F = 516) | χ2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (N = 162) | Female (N = 228) | Total (N = 390) | Male (N = 83) | Female (N = 198) | Total (N = 281) | Male (N = 60) | Female (N = 90) | Total (N = 150) | |||
| Age | 24.05 ± 0.25 | 22.50 ± 0.16 | 23.14 ± 0.15 | 23.57 ± 0.41 | 23.66 ± 0.19 | 23.63 ± 0.18 | 24.49 ± 0.59 | 23.86 ± 0.60 | 24.13 ± 0.53 | 23.08 ± 4.78 | F = 3.248 * |
| Educational level | |||||||||||
| Undergraduate | 145 (89.51) | 215 (94.30) | 360 (92.31) | 66 (77.11) | 127 (64.14) | 191 (97.97) | 45 (75.00) | 76 (84.44) | 121 (80.67) | 672 (81.85) | 65.289 *** |
| Graduate | 17 (10.49) | 13 (5.70) | 30 (7.69) | 19 (22.89) | 71 (35.86) | 90 (32.03) | 15 (25.00) | 14 (15.56) | 29 (19.33) | 149 (19.15) | |
| Marital status | |||||||||||
| Single | 160 (98.77) | 225 (98.68) | 385 (98.72) | 75 (90.36) | 191 (96.46) | 266 (94.66) | 58 (96.67) | 86 (95.56) | 144 (96.00) | 795 (96.83) | 9.177 * |
| Married | 2 (1.23) | 3 (1.32) | 5 (1.28) | 8 (9.64) | 7 (3.54) | 15 (5.34) | 2 (3.33) | 4 (4.44) | 6 (4.00) | 26 (3.17) | |
| Job Status | |||||||||||
| Students | 155 (95.68) | 215 (94.30) | 370 (94.87) | 76 (91.57) | 173 (87.37) | 249 (88.61) | 53 (88.53) | 70 (77.78) | 123 (82.00) | 742 (90.38) | 36.212 *** |
| Working | 4 (2.47) | 11 (4.82) | 15 (3.85) | 6 (7.23) | 20 (10.10) | 26 (9.25) | 5 (8.33) | 16 (17.78) | 21 (14.00) | 62 (7.55) | |
| Other | 3 (1.85) | 2 (0.88) | 5 (1.28) | 1 (1.20) | 5 (2.53) | 6 (2.14) | 2 (3.33) | 4 (4.44) | 6 (4.00) | 17 (2.07) | |
| Traveled abroad | |||||||||||
| No | 159 (98.15) | 228 (100) | 387 (99.23) | 80 (96.39) | 195 (98.48) | 285 (97.86) | 57 (95.00) | 86 (95.56) | 143 (95.33) | 805 (98.05) | 8.689 * |
| Yes | 3 (1.85) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.77) | 3 (3.61) | 3 (1.52) | 6 (2.14) | 3 (5.00) | 4 (4.44) | 7 (4.67) | 16 (1.95) | |
| Self-quarantine | |||||||||||
| No | 149 (91.98) | 204 (89.47) | 353 (90.51) | 34 (40.96) | 94 (47.47) | 128 (45.55) | 44 (73.33) | 70 (77.78) | 114 (76.00) | 595 (72.47) | 166.640 *** |
| Yes | 13 (8.02) | 24 (10.53) | 37 (9.49) | 49 (59.04) | 104 (52.53) | 153 (54.45) | 16 (16.67) | 20 (22.22) | 36 (24.00) | 226 (17.53) | |
| Several symptoms | |||||||||||
| No | 118 (72.84) | 149 (65.35) | 267 (68.46) | 73 (87.95) | 181 (91.41) | 254 (90.39) | 39 (65) | 56 (62.22) | 95 (63.33) | 616 (75.03) | 55.329 *** |
| Yes | 44 (27.16) | 79 (34.65) | 123 (32.54) | 10 (12.05) | 17 (8.59) | 27 (9.61) | 21 (35) | 34 (37.78) | 55 (36.67) | 205 (24.97) | |
| Self-assessed physical condition | |||||||||||
| Above good | 117 (72.22) | 166 (72.81) | 283 (72.56) | 73 (87.95) | 184 92.93) | 257 (91.46) | 44 (73.33) | 64 (71.11) | 108 (72.00) | 648 (78.93) | 40.356 *** |
| Below fair | 45 (27.78) | 62 (27.19) | 107 (27.44) | 10 (12.05) | 14 (7.07) | 24 8.54) | 16 (26.67) | 16 (18.89) | 42 (28.00) | 173 31.07) | |
| Chronic diseases | |||||||||||
| No | 145 (89.51) | 210 (92.11) | 355 (91.03) | 74 (89.16) | 188 (94.95) | 262 (93.24) | 57 (95.00) | 91 (90.00) | 138 (92.00) | 755 (91.96) | 1.082 |
| Yes | 17 (10.49) | 18 (7.89) | 35 (8.97) | 9 (10.84) | 10 (5.05) | 19 (6.76) | 3 (5.00) | 9 (10.00) | 12 (8.00) | 66 (8.04) | |
* p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001.