Table 2. Adjusted means and 95% CI of laboratory tests according to gender and participation in periodic health check-ups during the previous two years.
| Classification | Participation in periodic health check-ups during the previous two years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | |||||
| Yes (n = 12,128) | No (n = 8,178) | P value | Yes (n = 9,296) | No (n = 5,617) | P valuea | |
| BMI | 23.87 (23.82–23.92) | 24.01 (23.94–24.08) | 0.001 | 24.46 (24.41–24.51) | 24.41 (24.34–24.47) | 0.264 |
| WC | 79.67 (79.48–79.85) | 80.05 (79.82–80.29) | 0.001 | 85.69 (85.51–85.87) | 85.82 (85.58–86.05) | 0.385 |
| Diastolic BP | 75.82 (75.56–76.07) | 76.61 (76.27–76.94) | < 0.001 | 80.94 (80.63–81.26) | 81.83 (81.43–82.23) | < 0.001 |
| Systolic BP | 117.00 (116.60–117.40) | 118.30 (117.80–118.80) | < 0.001 | 121.40 (121.00–121.90) | 122.50 (121.90–123.10) | 0.005 |
| Glucose | 97.26 (96.80–97.72) | 100.40 (99.62–101.30) | < 0.001 | 103.70 (103.00–104.40) | 106.30 (105.20–107.40) | < 0.001 |
| Cholesterol | 196.10 (195.30–197.00) | 199.00 (197.80–200.10) | 0.001 | 192.60 (191.60–193.70) | 194.80 (193.30–196.20) | 0.020 |
| HDL | 52.55 (52.25–52.84) | 52.28 (51.91–52.66) | 0.272 | 46.37 (46.07–46.68) | 45.91 (45.51–46.31) | 0.070 |
| Triglyceride | 121.30 (119.30–123.20) | 125.30 (121.90–128.60) | 0.035 | 176.30 (172.00–180.50) | 188.60 (181.70–195.60) | 0.003 |
| SGOT | 21.39 (21.15–21.63) | 21.60 (21.26–21.94) | 0.333 | 25.99 (25.46–26.52) | 26.85 (26.03–27.68) | 0.095 |
| SGPT | 19.36 (19.00–19.72) | 19.71 (19.21–20.21) | 0.273 | 27.26 (26.71–27.81) | 28.65 (27.43–29.87) | 0.049 |
| Hemoglobin | 13.10 (13.07–13.13) | 13.07 (13.03–13.11) | 0.227 | 15.30 (15.26–15.33) | 15.26 (15.21–15.31) | 0.194 |
| BUN | 13.98 (13.88–14.08) | 13.92 (13.79–14.05) | 0.451 | 15.27 (15.15–15.38) | 15.29 (15.09–15.50) | 0.820 |
| Serum creatinine | 0.72 (0.72–0.73) | 0.72 (0.71–0.73) | 0.662 | 0.97 (0.97–0.98) | 0.98 (0.96–1.00) | 0.379 |
Adjusted by age, marriage, residence, region, education, obesity, income, employment status, drinking status, smoking status and exercise.
CI = confidence interval, BMI = body mass index, WC = waist circumference, BP = blood pressure, HDL = high-density lipoprotein, SGOT = serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, SGPT = serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase, BUN = blood urea nitrogen.
aP value S_waite ChiSq.