Table 1 Participant characteristics by health checkup participation status
Variables, % (SEa) | Total participants (Nb = 642) | Health checkup non-participants (nb = 237) | Health checkup participants (nb = 405) | P c |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 0.506 | |||
50–59 | 20.9 (2.1) | 20.8 (3.6) | 21.0 (2.6) | |
60–69 | 30.3 (2.2) | 28.8 (3.6) | 31.2 (2.7) | |
70–79 | 36.4 (2.2) | 35.0 (3.7) | 37.3 (2.8) | |
≥ 80 | 12.4 (1.5) | 15.5 (2.6) | 10.6 (1.8) | |
Sex | 0.310 | |||
Women | 46.6 (2.3) | 49.8 (3.9) | 44.7 (2.8) | |
Men | 53.4 (2.3) | 50.2 (3.9) | 55.3 (2.8) | |
Education | 0.009 | |||
High school graduation or higher | 27.6 (2.0) | 20.3 (3.1) | 31.7 (2.7) | |
Middle school graduation or lower | 72.4 (2.0) | 79.7 (3.1) | 68.3 (2.7) | |
Income | 0.524 | |||
High | 11.7 (1.6) | 9.6 (2.3) | 12.9 (2.2) | |
Middle-high | 18.4 (2.0) | 17.4 (3.2) | 18.9 (2.5) | |
Middle-low | 25.7 (2.1) | 24.4 (3.5) | 26.5 (2.6) | |
Low | 44.2 (2.3) | 48.6 (3.9) | 41.6 (2.9) | |
Health insurance | 0.049 | |||
National health insurance | 90.3 (1.4) | 87.1 (2.4) | 92.2 (1.6) | |
Medical Aid | 9.7 (1.4) | 12.9 (2.4) | 7.8 (1.6) | |
Living alone | < 0.001 | |||
No | 80.1 (1.7) | 71.1 (3.4) | 85.4 (1.8) | |
Yes | 19.9 (1.7) | 28.9 (3.4) | 14.6 (1.8) | |
Occupation | 0.001 | |||
Employed | 30.3 (2.2) | 20.8 (3.4) | 35.7 (2.7) | |
Unemployed | 69.7 (2.2) | 79.2 (3.4) | 64.3 (2.7) | |
Obesity | 0.375 | |||
Yes | 40.8 (2.3) | 38.0 (3.7) | 42.3 (3.0) | |
No | 59.2 (2.3) | 62.0 (3.7) | 57.7 (3.0) | |
Alcohol drinking | 0.789 | |||
Non-excessive | 91.9 (1.4) | 92.4 (2.1) | 91.7 (1.8) | |
Excessive | 8.1 (1.4) | 7.6 (2.1) | 8.3 (1.8) | |
Smoking | 0.030 | |||
Never | 49.6 (2.2) | 51.0 (4.0) | 48.8 (2.9) | |
Past | 33.8 (2.1) | 27.1 (3.6) | 37.6 (2.7) | |
Current | 16.6 (1.8) | 21.9 (3.4) | 13.6 (2.0) | |
Physical activity | 0.001 | |||
Sufficient | 32.8 (2.2) | 22.4 (3.3) | 38.9 (3.0) | |
Insufficient | 67.2 (2.2) | 77.6 (3.3) | 61.1 (3.0) | |
Self-reported disabilities | 0.007 | |||
No | 67.8 (2.4) | 60.5 (3.7) | 72.0 (2.7) | |
Yes | 32.2 (2.4) | 39.5 (3.7) | 28.0 (2.7) | |
Number of chronic diseases | 0.511 | |||
0 | 15.9 (1.9) | 12.4 (3.0) | 17.9 (2.4) | |
1 | 37.0 (2.4) | 40.0 (3.9) | 35.2 (2.9) | |
2 | 32.5 (2.3) | 32.6 (3.9) | 32.5 (3.0) | |
3 | 14.6 (1.8) | 14.9 (3.1) | 14.4 (2.2) | |
Perceived health | 0.012 | |||
Good | 9.8 (1.5) | 7.1 (2.1) | 11.4 (1.9) | |
Normal | 38.7 (2.2) | 32.6 (3.3) | 42.3 (2.8) | |
Bad | 51.4 (2.3) | 60.2 (3.6) | 46.4 (2.8) |