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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the population

From: Association between osteoarthritis and unmet medical needs in Korea: limitations in activities as a mediator

 

OA

Non-OA

 
 

(N = 2782)

(N = 7347)

Pvalue

Age (years)

67.1 ± 8.6

61.7 ± 8.4

< 0.001

Sex

  

< 0.001

 Men

742 (26.7)

3638 (49.5)

 

 Women

2040 (73.3)

3709 (50.5)

 

Marriage status

  

< 0.001

 Cohabitant, spouse

1883 (67.7)

6168 (84.0)

 

 Divorced, separated, single, widowed

899 (32.3)

1179 (16.0)

 

Household composition

  

< 0.001

 One-person household

495 (17.8)

621 (8.5)

 

 One-generation household

1117 (40.2)

2702 (36.8)

 

 Two-generation household

818 (29.4)

3233 (44.0)

 

 Three-generation household or more

352 (12.7)

791 (10.8)

 

Household income

  

< 0.001

 Lower

1264 (45.4)

1718 (23.4)

 

 Lower middle

719 (25.8)

1908 (26.0)

 

 Upper middle

429 (15.4)

1757 (23.9)

 

 Upper

370 (13.3)

1964 (26.7)

 

Residence

  

< 0.001

 Town

1756 (63.1)

5694 (77.5)

 

 Rural

1026 (36.9)

1653 (22.5)

 

Education level

  

< 0.001

 Elementary school graduate or lower

1906 (68.5)

2687 (36.6)

 

 Middle school graduate

416 (15.0)

1350 (18.4)

 

 High school graduate

344 (12.4)

2176 (29.6)

 

 College graduate or higher

116 (4.2)

1134 (15.4)

 

Occupation

  

< 0.001

 White collar and service

1554 (55.9)

3178 (43.3)

 

 Blue collar and farmer

294 (10.6)

1655 (22.5)

 

 Unemployed

934 (33.6)

2514 (34.2)

 

Type of insurance

  

< 0.001

 Medical aid system

148 (5.3)

183 (2.5)

 

 National health insurance

2634 (94.7)

7164 (97.5)

 

Private insurance

  

< 0.001

 No

1555 (55.9)

2610 (35.5)

 

 Yes

1227 (44.1)

4737 (64.5)

 

Current status of smoking

  

< 0.001

 No

2462 (88.5)

6098 (83.0)

 

 Yes

320 (11.5)

1249 (17.0)

 

Monthly status of drinking

  

< 0.001

 No

1854 (66.6)

3795 (51.7)

 

 Yes

928 (33.4)

3552 (48.3)

 

Execution of muscle strengthening exercise

  

< 0.001

 No

2445 (87.9)

5567 (75.8)

 

 Yes

337 (12.1)

1780 (24.2)

 

Depression

  

< 0.001

 No

2658 (95.5)

7185 (97.8)

 

 Yes

124 (4.5)

162 (2.2)

 

Obesity

  

< 0.001

 No

1638 (58.9)

4925 (67.0)

 

 Yes

1144 (41.1)

2422 (33.0)

 

Hypertension

  

< 0.001

 No

1155 (41.5)

3927 (53.5)

 

 Yes

1627 (58.5)

3420 (46.5)

 

Diabetes

  

< 0.001

 No

2230 (80.2)

6119 (83.3)

 

 Yes

552 (19.8)

1228 (16.7)

 

Hyperlipidemia

  

< 0.001

 No

2072 (74.5)

5759 (78.4)

 

 Yes

710 (25.5)

1588 (21.6)

 
  1. Values are presented as number (percentage) and mean ± standard deviation. OA: osteoarthritis;