Table 2.
Sociodemographic distribution of patients with Bell’s palsy. †The sum of patients in household income is less than the total due to missing values.
| Bell’s palsy (n = 2708) | ||
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 1422 | 52.5 |
| Female | 1286 | 47.5 |
| Age (years) | ||
| ≤ 29 | 617 | 22.8 |
| 30–49 | 1035 | 38.2 |
| 50–69 | 840 | 31.0 |
| ≥ 70 | 216 | 8.0 |
| Residence | ||
| Seoul (capital) | 508 | 18.8 |
| Metropolitan cities | 674 | 24.9 |
| Other | 1526 | 56.4 |
| Household income† | ||
| 1st quintile (lowest) | 380 | 14.7 |
| 2nd quintile | 426 | 16.5 |
| 3rd quintile | 472 | 18.3 |
| 4th quintile | 604 | 23.4 |
| 5th quintile (highest) | 697 | 27.0 |