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Table 1 General characteristics of the subjects according to gender

From: Association of recommended food score with depression, anxiety, and quality of life in Korean adults: the 2014–2015 National Fitness Award Project

 

Total

Men

Women

p-value

 

(n = 1,295)

(n = 521)

(n = 774)

Age (year)

44.0 ± 14.5

38.5 ± 15.1

47.7 ± 12.8

< 0.0001

Age group

  < 20

42 (3.2%)

38 (7.3%)

4 (0.5%)

< 0.0001

 20–29

248 (19.2%)

155 (29.8%)

93 (12.0%)

 

 30–39

208 (16.1%)

88 (16.9%)

120 (15.5%)

 

 40–49

225 (17.4%))

82 (15.7%)

143 (18.5%)

 

  ≥ 50

572 (44.2%)

158 (30.3%)

414 (53.5%)

 

 Height (cm)

163.9 ± 9.2

172.3 ± 6.6

158.2 ± 5.7

< 0.0001

 Weight (kg)

65.4 ± 12.5

74.7 ± 11.7

59.1 ± 8.4

< 0.0001

 BMI (kg/m2)

24.2 ± 3.3

25.1 ± 3.3

23.6 ± 3.2

< 0.0001

 Waist circumference (cm)

84 ± 9.0

86.8 ± 8.9

82.1 ± 8.6

< 0.0001

Education

  ≤ Middle school

130 (15.0%)

27 (6.8%)

103 (21.9%)

< 0.0001

 High school

216 (24.8%)

76 (19.0%)

140 (29.8%)

 

  ≥ College

524 (60.2%)

297 (74.3%)

227 (48.3%)

 

Income per month (10,000won)

  ≤ 200

356 (27.6%)

111 (21.4%)

245 (31.7%)

0.0002

 201–400

547 (42.3%)

245 (47.2%)

302 (39.1%)

 

  > 400

389 (30.1%)

163 (31.4%)

226 (29.2%)

 

Marital status

 With spouse

852 (65.8%)

274 (52.6%)

578 (74.7%)

< 0.0001

 Without spouse

443 (34.2%)

247 (47.4%)

196 (25.3%)

 

Smoking

 Yes

140 (10.8%)

134 (25.7%)

6 (0.8%)

< 0.0001

 No

1155 (89.2%)

387 (74.3%)

768 (99.2%)

 

Alcohol drinking

  < 1 time/month

462 (38.4%)

110 (21.7%)

352 (50.6%)

< 0.0001

  ≥ 1 time/month

742 (61.6%)

398 (78.3%)

344 (49.4%)

 

 Physical activity (MET-hr/wk)

16.3 ± 16.2

16.5 ± 16.4

16.2 ± 16.2

0.7378

Diagnosis of one or more chronic disease

 Yes

294 (22.7%)

108 (20.7%)

186 (24.0%)

0.1490

 No

1001 (77.3%)

413 (79.3%)

588 (76.0%)

 

Menopausal status

 Yes

209 (46.2%)

209 (46.2%)

 

 No

243 (53.8%)

243 (53.8%)

 

 RFS

25.3 ± 9.3

24.3 ± 9.7

26.1 ± 9.0

0.0007

 BDI

8.3 ± 5.9

7.3 ± 5.6

9.0 ± 6.1

< 0.0001

 BAI

6.1 ± 6.6

5.2 ± 6.1

6.8 ± 6.9

< 0.0001

 WHOQOL

83.0 ± 12.2

84.6 ± 12.8

81.9 ± 11.6

0.0001

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, MET metabolic equivalent task, RFS recommended food score, BDI beck depression inventory, BAI beck anxiety inventory; WHOQOL The World Health Organization quality of life assessment
  2. Data were available for 870 subjects for education; 1,292 subjects for income; 1,204 subjects for alcohol drinking; 452 subjects for menopausal status; 1,265 subjects for BDI; 1,262 subjects for BAI; and 1,257 subjects for WHOQOL
  3. Values are expressed as N (%) or mean ± SD
  4. Student’s t-test or Chi-square tests for continuous and categorical variables, respectively, between men and women