Combined effect of body mass index and body size perception on metabolic syndrome in South Korea: results of the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (2010-2012)

Yoon, Sook Hee; Han, Kyu-Tae; Kim, Sun Jung; Sohn, Tae Yong; Jeon, Byungyool; Kim, Woorim; Park, Eun-Cheol

doi:10.1186/s12889-015-1839-6

Table 3 Demographic characteristics by metabolic syndrome (frequency, %)

From: Combined effect of body mass index and body size perception on metabolic syndrome in South Korea: results of the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (2010-2012)

		Metabolic syndrome (n = 14,773)
Variables		Males (n = 5,897)					Females (n = 8,876)
		Yes		No		P-value	Yes		No		P-value
		N/Mean	%/SD	N/Mean	%/SD	P-value	N/Mean	%/SD	N/Mean	%/SD	P-value
BMI
≤22.9		36	1.5	2,304	98.5	<.0001	222	5.3	3,997	94.7	<.0001
23.0–24.9		168	11.1	1,352	88.9		558	28.5	1,398	71.5
≥25		858	42.1	1,179	57.9		1,524	56.4	1,177	43.6
Perception of body size
Underweight		27	2.0	1,307	98.0	<.0001	163	12.7	1,123	87.3	<.0001
Normal		242	9.9	2,197	90.1		667	18.7	2,908	81.3
Overweight		793	37.3	1,331	62.7		1,474	36.7	2,541	63.3
BMI	Perception of body size
≤22.9	Underweight	11	0.9	1,221	99.1	<.0001	63	5.7	1,041	94.3	<.0001
	Normal	20	1.9	1,010	98.1		131	5.4	2,298	94.6
	Overweight	5	6.4	73	93.6		28	4.1	658	95.9
23.0–24.9	Underweight	10	12.5	70	87.5		53	47.3	59	52.7
	Normal	90	9.1	894	90.9		267	35.9	476	64.1
	Overweight	68	14.9	388	85.1		238	21.6	863	78.4
≥25	Underweight	6	27.3	16	72.7		47	67.1	23	32.9
	Normal	132	31.1	293	68.9		269	66.7	134	33.3
	Overweight	720	45.3	870	54.7		1,208	54.2	1,020	45.8
Age (years)
19 ~ 29		23	5.1	424	94.9	<.0001	26	3.5	720	96.5	<.0001
30 ~ 39		126	13.5	809	86.5		113	6.6	1,597	93.4
40 ~ 49		186	18.1	842	81.9		256	15.9	1,359	84.1
50 ~ 59		229	19.6	937	80.4		486	27.1	1,307	72.9
60 ~ 69		275	22.7	935	77.3		689	45.0	842	55.0
≥70		223	20.1	888	79.9		734	49.6	747	50.4
Income
Low		211	18.6	924	81.4	0.7869	812	42.4	1,101	57.6	<.0001
Mid-low		275	17.8	1,272	82.2		640	28.0	1,648	72.0
Mid-high		279	17.3	1,330	82.7		471	20.1	1,874	79.9
High		297	18.5	1,309	81.5		381	16.4	1,949	83.6
Educational level
Below elementary school		212	17.8	979	82.2	<.0001	1,363	46.2	1,586	53.8	<.0001
Middle school graduated		186	24.4	575	75.6		308	32.5	639	67.5
High school graduated		337	16.8	1,668	83.2		457	16.7	2,280	83.3
Above University graduated		327	16.9	1,613	83.1		176	7.8	2,067	92.2
Economic activity
Yes		761	17.5	3,584	82.5	0.0980	905	22.0	3,213	78.0	<.0001
No		301	19.4	1,251	80.6		1,399	29.4	3,359	70.6
Marital status
Married		959	19.2	4,042	80.8	<.0001	1,544	23.7	4,984	76.3	<.0001
Separated/Bereavement/Divorced		61	19.9	245	80.1		724	43.7	932	56.3
Single		42	7.1	548	92.9		36	5.2	656	94.8
Sleep duration
Less than 6 h		439	18.1	1,985	81.9	0.9858	1,133	30.2	2,615	69.8	<.0001
7–8 h		550	17.9	2,516	82.1		973	22.0	3,456	78.0
More than 9 h		73	17.9	334	82.1		198	28.3	501	71.7
Smoking status
Non-smoker/Ex-smoker		683	18.6	2,991	81.4	0.1356	2,215	26.1	6,257	73.9	0.0653
Smoker		379	17.0	1,844	83.0		89	22.0	315	78.0
Alcohol consumption
Never		185	17.4	881	82.6	<.0001	1,177	33.8	2,304	66.2	<.0001
Less than 1 time per month		154	13.9	954	86.1		721	22.1	2,538	77.9
Less than 3 times per week		520	18.2	2,341	81.8		365	18.5	1,609	81.5
More than 4 times per week		203	23.5	659	76.5		41	25.3	121	74.7
Stress awareness
High		221	17.3	1,053	82.7	0.0139	622	25.2	1,849	74.8	<.0001
Moderate		602	17.3	2,883	82.7		1,210	23.9	3,852	76.1
Low		239	21.0	899	79.0		472	35.1	871	64.9
Moderate physical activity
No		982	18.4	4,368	81.6	0.0306	2,102	25.8	6,049	74.2	0.2222
Yes		80	14.6	467	85.4		202	27.9	523	72.1
Survey year
2010		360	19.1	1,521	80.9	0.0240	737	26.3	2,068	73.7	0.1602
2011		399	18.8	1,727	81.2		778	24.8	2,359	75.2
2012		303	16.0	1,587	84.0		789	26.9	2,145	73.1
Menopause
Not yet		-	-	-	-	-	417	10.0	3,766	90.0	<.0001
Yes		-	-	-	-		1,887	40.2	2,806	59.8
Total energy intake		2,365.6	±970.4	2,346.0	±935.0	0.5391	1,619.0	±640.1	1,720.2	±651.7	<.0001
Total		1,062	18.0	4,835	82.0		2,304	26.0	6,572	74.0

BMI body mass index

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