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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants (N=9919)

From: Related Factors for Impaired Fasting Glucose in Korean Adults: A Population Based Study

Variables

Categories

Non-IFG (n=7093)

Weighted n (%)

IFG (n=2826)

Weighted n (%)

X2

p

Sex

Female

4492 (56.1)

1233 (36.4)

320.57

<.001

Male

2601 (43.9)

1593 (63.6)

Age, years

30-39

2218 (33.9)

476 (18.1)

304.70

<.001

40-49

2170 (31.7)

866 (32.8)

50-59

1914 (25.9)

980 (35.3)

60-64

791 (8.6)

504 (13.8)

Economic status

Low

513 (6.8)

277 (9.3)

18.54

.002

Middle

3931 (56.4)

1567 (55.4)

High

2635 (36.8)

978 (35.2)

Education level

≤ Middle school

1013 (13.3)

597 (19.5)

56.07

<.001

≥ High school

5767 (86.7)

2089 (80.5)

Employed status

Yes

4845 (73.7)

2071 (79.2)

33.25

<.001

No

1936 (26.3)

615 (20.8)

Duty type

Day type

4479 (85.0)

1944 (88.0)

12.03

.002

Shift type

790 (15.0)

276 (12.0)

Perceived health status

Good

5869 (86.3)

2300 (86.0)

0.19

.685

Bad

934 (13.7)

395 (14.0)

BMI

< 23 kg/m2

3493 (48.6)

688 (23.9)

529.70

<.001

≥23 kg/m2

3518 (51.4)

2123 (76.1)

Perceived stress

Never feel

819 (10.8)

378 (13.2)

14.04

.002

Feel a little

4242 (60.2)

1679 (60.4)

Feel much

1985 (29.0)

735 (26.4)

  1. BMI: Body Mass Index, IFG: Impaired Fasting Glucose