Table 1 Respondents in the 2009 National Health Examination Survey
Female (n) | Male (n) | Female (%) | Male (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||
20–29 | 781 | 764 | 14.3 | 16.4 |
30–39 | 1369 | 1144 | 25.0 | 24.6 |
40–49 | 1807 | 1431 | 33.0 | 30.8 |
50–59 | 1523 | 1308 | 27.8 | 28.1 |
Education | ||||
Primary or lower | 3287 | 2437 | 60.0 | 52.4 |
Secondary or higher | 2179 | 2202 | 39.8 | 47.4 |
Missing | 14 | 8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Urban-rural residence | ||||
Urban | 3129 | 2462 | 57.1 | 53.0 |
Rural | 2347 | 2182 | 42.8 | 47.0 |
Missing | 4 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Occupation | ||||
Sedentary | ||||
Legislators, senior officials, and managers | 3 | 12 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Professionals | 207 | 145 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
Technicians and associate professionals | 1273 | 1071 | 23.2 | 23.0 |
Clerical support workers | 214 | 110 | 3.9 | 2.4 |
Non-Sedentary | ||||
Service workers and shop and market sale workers | 215 | 145 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
Elementary occupations | 1182 | 1188 | 21.6 | 25.6 |
Skilled agricultural and fishery workers | 1053 | 1155 | 19.2 | 24.9 |
Armed forces | 1 | 89 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
Plant and machine operators and assemblers | 31 | 163 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
Unknown | ||||
No occupation | 1064 | 330 | 19.4 | 7.1 |
Other | 214 | 228 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
Missing | 23 | 11 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Obesity (Asian cutoff) | ||||
Non-Obese | 2898 | 3646 | 52.9 | 78.5 |
Obese | 2575 | 995 | 47.0 | 21.4 |
Missing | 7 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Obesity (European cutoff) | ||||
Non-Obese | 4269 | 4429 | 77.9 | 95.3 |
Obese | 1204 | 212 | 22.0 | 4.6 |
Missing | 7 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Total | 5480 | 4647 | 100.0 | 100.0 |