Table 1 Distribution of general characteristics of the study populations by USA and South Korea (n = 44,693)
Characteristics | USA | Korea | Pc | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mexican American | Other Hispanic | Non- Hispanic White | Non- Hispanic Black | Non- Hispanic Asian | Total | |||
n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | ||
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 1253(49.8) | 764(45.6) | 3079(49.5) | 1625(48.4) | 783(47.1) | 7504(48.6) | 12,365(42.3) | <.001 |
Female | 1261(50.2) | 913(54.4) | 3140(50.5) | 1735(51.6) | 880(52.9) | 7929(51.4) | 16,895(57.7) | |
Age, Mean (SE) | 44.1(0.06) | 45.0(0.09) | ||||||
25–35 | 677(26.9) | 418(24.9) | 1610(25.9) | 817(24.3) | 476(28.6) | 3998(25.9) | 7480(25.6) | <.001 |
36–45 | 706(28.1) | 402(24.0) | 1617(26.0) | 728(21.7) | 464(27.9) | 3917(25.4) | 8903(30.4) | |
46–55 | 572(22.8) | 401(23.9) | 1565(25.2) | 857(25.5) | 392(23.6) | 3787(24.5) | 8375(28.6) | |
56–65 | 559(22.2) | 456(27.2) | 1427(22.9) | 958(28.5) | 331(19.9) | 3731(24.2) | 4502(15.4) | |
BMIa | ||||||||
Under weight | 475(18.9) | 308(18.4) | 1121(18.0) | 650(19.3) | 314(18.9) | 2868(18.6) | 1308 (4.5) | <.001 |
Normal | 678(27.0) | 476(28.4) | 1708(27.5) | 905(26.9) | 485(29.2) | 4252(27.6) | 18,589(63.5) | |
Over weight | 1142(45.4) | 758(45.2) | 2892(46.5) | 1520(45.3) | 717(43.1) | 7029(45.5) | 9363(32.0) | |
Smoking | ||||||||
Yes | 708(28.2) | 456(27.2) | 1713(27.5) | 909(27.0) | 360(21.7) | 4146(26.9) | 12,052(41.2) | <.001 |
No | 1806(71.8) | 1221(72.8) | 4506(72.5) | 2451(73.0) | 1303(78.3) | 11,287(73.1) | 17,208(58.8) | |
Drinking | ||||||||
Yes | 1287(51.2) | 811(48.4) | 2974(47.8) | 1474(43.9) | 449(27.0) | 6995(45.3) | 16,818(57.5) | <.001 |
No | 1227(48.8) | 866(51.6) | 3245(52.2) | 1886(56.1) | 1214(73.0) | 8438(54.7) | 12,442(42.5) | |
House income level | ||||||||
Upper quartile | 506(20.1) | 466(27.8) | 2250(36.2) | 825(24.5) | 744(44.7) | 4791(31.0) | 9565(32.7) | <.001 |
Second quartile | 941(37.5) | 567(33.8) | 1784(28.7) | 1158(34.5) | 496(29.8) | 4946(32.1) | 9242(31.6) | |
Third quartile | 617(24.5) | 316(18.8) | 1025(16.5) | 659(19.6) | 227(13.7) | 2844(18.4) | 7406(25.3) | |
Lower quartile | 450(17.9) | 328(19.6) | 1160(18.6) | 718(21.4) | 196(11.8) | 2852(18.5) | 3047(10.4) | |
Education level | ||||||||
≤ Elementary school | 797(31.7) | 315(18.8) | 167(2.7) | 96(2.9) | 109(6.5) | 1484(9.6) | 2087(7.1) | <.001 |
Middle school | 525(20.9) | 292(17.4) | 753(12.1) | 633(18.8) | 126(7.6) | 2329(15.1) | 3108(10.6) | |
High school | 491(19.5) | 343(20.4) | 1441(23.2) | 899(26.8) | 256(15.4) | 3430(22.2) | 7449(25.5) | |
≥ College | 701(27.9) | 727(43.4) | 3858(62.0) | 1732(51.5) | 1172(70.5) | 8190(53.1) | 16,616(56.8) | |
Marital status | ||||||||
Never married | 270(10.7) | 239(14.3) | 874(14.1) | 940(28.0) | 252(15.1) | 2575(16.7) | 3565(12.2) | <.001 |
Married | 1822(72.5) | 1079(64.3) | 4138(66.5) | 1592(47.4) | 1227(73.8) | 9858(63.9) | 23,460(80.2) | |
Divorced/separated/ widowed | 422(16.8) | 359(21.4) | 1207(19.4) | 828(24.6) | 184(11.1) | 3000(19.4) | 2235(7.6) | |
Public health insurance | ||||||||
Yes | 1254(49.9) | 1099(65.5) | 4918(79.1) | 2532(75.4) | 1297(78.0) | 11,100(71.9) | 29,135(99.6) | <.001 |
No | 1260(50.1) | 578(34.5) | 1301(20.9) | 828(24.6) | 366(22.0) | 4333(28.1) | 125(0.4) | |
Private health insurance | ||||||||
Yes | 902(35.9) | 742(44.3) | 3871(62.2) | 1645(49.0) | 1003(60.3) | 8163(52.9) | 24,259(82.9) | <.001 |
No | 1612(64.1) | 935(55.7) | 2348(37.8) | 1715(51.0) | 660(39.7) | 7270(47.1) | 5001(17.1) | |
Hypertension | ||||||||
Yes | 569(22.6) | 404(24.1) | 1421(22.9) | 715(21.3) | 264(15.9) | 3373(21.9) | 3770(12.9) | <.001 |
No | 1945(77.4) | 1273(75.9) | 4798(77.2) | 2645(78.7) | 1399(84.1) | 12,060(78.1) | 25,490(87.1) | |
Diabetes | ||||||||
Yes | 163(6.5) | 128(7.6) | 450(7.2) | 258(7.7) | 141(8.5) | 1140(7.4) | 1501(5.1) | <.001 |
No | 2351(93.5) | 1549(92.4) | 5769(92.8) | 3102(92.3) | 1522(91.5) | 14,293(92.6) | 27,759(94.9) | |
Dyslipidemia | ||||||||
Yes | 523(20.8) | 333(19.9) | 1273(20.5) | 656(19.5) | 235(14.1) | 3020(19.6) | 2378(8.1) | <.001 |
No | 1991(79.2) | 1344(80.1) | 4946(79.5) | 2704(80.5) | 1428(85.9) | 12,413(80.4) | 26,882(91.9) | |
Cardiovascular diseaseb | ||||||||
Yes | 119(4.7) | 79(4.7) | 328(5.3) | 175(5.2) | 84(5.1) | 785(5.0) | 648(2.2) | <.001 |
No | 2395(95.3) | 1598(95.3) | 5891(94.7) | 3185(94.8) | 1579(94.9) | 14,648(95.0) | 28,612(97.8) | |
Cancer | ||||||||
Yes | 158(6.3) | 89(5.3) | 355(5.7) | 186(5.5) | 102(6.1) | 890(5.8) | 626(2.1) | <.001 |
No | 2356(93.7) | 1588(94.7) | 5664(94.3) | 3174(94.5) | 1561(93.9) | 14,543(94.2) | 28,634(97.9) | |
Employment status | ||||||||
Employed | 936(37.2) | 596(35.5) | 2206(35.5) | 1123(33.4) | 406(24.4) | 5267(34.1) | 19,754(67.5) | <.001 |
Unemployed | 1578(62.8) | 1081(64.5) | 4013(64.5) | 2237(66.6) | 1257(75.6) | 10,166(65.9) | 9506(32.5) | |
Total | 2514(100.0) | 1677(100.0) | 6219(100.0) | 3360(100.0) | 1663(100.0) | 15,433(100.0) | 29,260(100.0) | |