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Table 1 Characteristics of Men participants stratified by diabetes (diagnosed after age 20) using the South Korea NHANES 2010 and the United States NHANES 2009–2010

From: Do early onset and pack-years of smoking increase risk of type II diabetes?

 

South Korean men

P-value of Chi-square

U.S. men

P-value

of Chi-square

P-value of Chi-square

(n = 3,179, Est. population = 23,681,690)

(n = 1,713, Est. population = 84,085,965)

Korea Vs. U.S.

 

With diabetes

Without diabetes

With diabetes

Without diabetes

With diabetes

Without diabetes

Variables

(n = 225, 7.1%)

(n = 2,954, 92.9%)

 

(n = 265, 15.5%)

(n = 1,448, 84.5%)

 

Smoking Onset Age (%)**

        

Never Smoked

28 (12.4)

1,372 (46.5)

<.0001

107 (40.4)

918 (63.4)

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

≥26 years

21 (9.3)

106 (3.6)

9 (3.4)

21 (1.5)

21–25 years

49 (21.8)

347 (11.8)

19 (7.2)

59 (4.1)

16–20 years

107 (47.6)

1,021 (34.6)

79 (29.8)

302 (20.9)

<16 years

20 (8.9)

108 (3.7)

51 (19.3)

148 (10.2)

Smoking Pack-years [10 PY]*

2.5 ± 2.2

1.1 ± 1.7

<.0001

1.8 ± 2.8

0.8 ± 2.0

<.0001

0.002

<.0001

Age (Years)*

63.0 ± 11.0

36.2 ± 23.7

<.0001

62.5 ± 11.6

50.2 ± 17.9

<.0001

0.654

<.0001

BMI (kg/m 2 )*

24.2 ± 3.2

22.1 ± 4.1

<.0001

31.8 ± 6.7

29.1 ± 5.6

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

Family Income Percentile (%)**

        

<25 %

85 (37.8)

465 (15.7)

<.0001

76 (28.7)

286 (19.8)

0.009

0.029

<.0001

25 % –50 %

47 (20.9)

801 (27.1)

82 (30.9)

392 (27.1)

51 % –75 %

44 (19.6)

872 (29.5)

59 (22.3)

312 (21.6)

>75 %

49 (21.8)

816 (27.6)

48 (18.1)

458 (31.6)

Education (%)**

        

Less than Elementary School

67 (29.8)

1,223 (41.4)

<.0001

47 (17.7)

151 (10.4)

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

Less than Middle School

49 (21.8)

344 (11.7)

43 (16.2)

181 (12.5)

High School Diploma

68 (30.2)

696 (23.6)

61 (23.0)

311 (21.5)

At least some College

41 (18.2)

691 (23.4)

114 (43.0)

805 (55.6)

Marital Status (%)**

        

Married

201 (89.3)

1,585 (53.7)

<.0001

178 (67.2)

927 (64.0)

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

Other

24 (10.7)

1,369 (46.3)

87 (32.8)

521 (36.0)

Alcohol Consumption (%)**

        

Not At All

66 (29.3)

1,216 (41.2)

0.002

88 (33.2)

265 (18.3)

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

Less than Once a Month

43 (19.1)

423 (14.3)

171 (64.5)

1,123 (77.6)

More than Twice a Month

116 (51.6)

1,315 (44.5)

6 (2.3)

60 (4.1)

Moderate Intensity Activity (%)

        

Yes

70 (31.1)

1015 (34.4)

0.322

88 (33.2)

614 (42.4)

<.0001

0.621

<.0001

No

155 (68.9)

1939 (65.6)

177 (66.8)

834 (57.6)

Daily Energy Intake (Kcal)*

2,087.6 ± 817

2,268.6 ± 967

0.006

2,046.7 ± 1009

2,428.5 ± 991

0.001

0.627

<.0001

Race (%)**

        

Non-Hispanic Whites

   

108 (40.8)

769 (53.1)

0.067

-

-

Mexican Americans

   

57 (21.5)

272 (18.8)

Other Hispanics

   

31 (11.7)

120 (8.3)

Non-Hispanic Blacks

   

59 (22.3)

221 (15.3)

Other Races (Including Multiracial)

   

10 (3.8)

66 (4.6)

  1. **Mean ± SD.
  2. **Frequency (%).