Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of a sample of young South Korean adults aged 20 to 39 years --2010–12 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) (N = 6055)
|
Total (Mean ± SD) (N = 6055) |
Men (Mean ± SD) (n = 2572) |
Women (Mean ± SD) (n = 3483) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 30.06 ± 5.5 | 29.93 ± 5.5 | 30.21 ± 5.5 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.17 ± 3.7 | 24.20 ± 3.6 | 21.99 ± 3.5 |
| Total (%) | Men (%) | Women (%) | |
| Education | |||
| ≥ Post-sec graduate | 47.9 | 50.3 | 45.1 |
| Household incomea | |||
| Quartile 1 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 7.6 |
| Quartile 2 | 27.7 | 27.1 | 28.3 |
| Quartile 3 | 35.0 | 35.5 | 34.3 |
| Quartile 4 | 29.1 | 28.4 | 29.7 |
| Marital status | |||
| Never married | 49.9 | 56.5 | 42.2 |
| Married living with spouse | 48.3 | 42.5 | 55.0 |
| Previously marriedb | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| Employment status (unemployed)c | 34.1 | 22.2 | 47.5 |
| Area of residenced | |||
| Metro Seoul | 29.5 | 28.5 | 30.7 |
| Non-Metro Seoul | 70.5 | 71.5 | 69.3 |
| Self-rated health | |||
| Healthy | 42.7 | 47.0 | 37.7 |
| Neutral | 48.4 | 45.1 | 52.1 |
| Not healthy | 8.9 | 7.9 | 10.2 |
| Currently smoking | 32.3 | 52.9 | 8.9 |
| High-risk drinkinge | 16.9 | 23.0 | 10.0 |
| Physical activity | |||
| Vigorous-intensity ≥ 20 min/session, ≥ 3 day/week | 15.5 | 19.5 | 11.0 |
| Moderate-intensity ≥ 30 min/session, ≥ 5 day/week | 9.5 | 11.7 | 6.9 |
| Walking ≥ 30 min/session, ≥ 5 day/week | 43.5 | 47.0 | 39.4 |
| Muscular strengthening ≥ 2 day/week | 22.5 | 32.3 | 11.2 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | |||
| Underweight < 18.5 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 12.7 |
| Normal 18.5–22.9 | 39.3 | 30.5 | 49.2 |
| Overweight 23–24.9 | 26.2 | 30.6 | 21.0 |
| Obese ≥ 25 | 27.1 | 35.9 | 17.1 |
| Body weight perception | |||
| Under-perception | 43.3 | 66.9 | 16.3 |
| Accurate-perception | 48.9 | 32.2 | 68.0 |
| Over-perception | 7.7 | 0.8 | 15.6 |
| Psychological distress | |||
| Stressed | 30.9 | 27.8 | 34.4 |
| Depressed | 9.5 | 6.8 | 12.7 |
| Suicidal ideation | 10.9 | 6.5 | 16.0 |