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Table 2 Family history of disease, health behaviors, and obesity status by gender

From: Gender differences in metabolic syndrome components among the Korean 66-year-old population with metabolic syndrome

 

Male (n = 43,129)

Female (n = 60,634)

p-value

Family history of cardiovascular disease

  

<0.0001

 Yes

18,777 (43.5 %)

23,553 (38.8 %)

 

 No

24,352 (56.5 %)

37,081 (61.2 %)

 

Family history of diabetes

  

<0.0001

 Yes

17,570 (40.7 %)

21,949 (36.2 %)

 

 No

25,559 (59.3 %)

38,685 (63.8 %)

 

Smoking status

  

<0.0001

 Non-smoker

18,029 (41.8 %)

58,633 (96.7 %)

 

 Past smoker

13,367 (31.0 %)

550 (0.9 %)

 

 Current smoker

11,733 (27.2 %)

1,451 (2.4 %)

 

Alcohol consumption

 No alcohol consumption

19,940 (46.2 %)

55,282 (91.2 %)

<0.0001

 1–3 times per week

11,794 (27.3 %)

4,297 (7.1 %)

 

 ≥3 times per week

11,395 (26.4 %)

1,055 (1.7 %)

 

Physical activity

  

<0.0001

 Lower moderate-intensity

38,707 (89.7 %)

57,164 (94.3 %)

 

 Higher moderate-intensity

4,422 (10.3 %)

3,470 (5.7 %)

 

Obesity status

  

<0.0001

 Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2)

658 (1.5 %)

500 (0.8 %)

 

 Normal (18.5–25 kg/m2)

21,006 (48.7 %)

25,333 (41.8 %)

 

 Overweight (25–29 kg/m2)

19,819 (46.0 %)

29,725 (49.0 %)

 

 Obese (>30 kg/m2)

1,646 (3.8 %)

2,076 (8.4 %)

 
 

43,129 (100.0 %)

  
  1. Data are presented as number (percentage)
  2. n number