Table 1 Sample characteristics by age group from 2017 Korean Community Health Survey
From: Body mass index, subjective body shape, and suicidal ideation among community-dwelling Korean adults
Variables | M(SD)/W% | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All (N = 222,037) | Young adults (N = 99,831) | Middle-aged adults (N = 84,913) | Older adults (N = 37,293) | ||
Suicidal ideation (yes) | 6.8% | 5.3% | 6.7% | 11.0% | *** |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.4 (3.3) | 23.1 (3.7) | 23.7 (2.9) | 23.3 (3.0) | *** |
Body shape discordance | *** | ||||
Underweight-skinny | 3.7% | 5.0% | 1.8% | 4.3% | |
Underweight-normal/fat | 1.2% | 2.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | |
Healthyweight-skinny | 12.2% | 10.9% | 11.0% | 18.6% | |
Healthyweight-normal (ref.) | 38.8% | 37.6% | 39.9% | 39.7% | |
Healthyweight-fat | 16.5% | 17.8% | 17.5% | 10.6% | |
Overweight-skinny/normal | 4.7% | 3.0% | 5.3% | 7.5% | |
Overweight-fat | 22.9% | 23.6% | 24.0% | 18.7% | |
Sex (female) | 49.9% | 48.0% | 50.0% | 54.3% | *** |
Education | *** | ||||
Less than elementary school graduate | 12.3% | 0.2% | 8.9% | 52.0% | |
Middle school graduate | 8.4% | 1.2% | 12.9% | 17.2% | |
High school graduate | 37.6% | 39.4% | 43.0% | 20.3% | |
College and more (ref.) | 41.8% | 59.2% | 35.2% | 10.5% | |
Monthly household income | *** | ||||
< $1000 | 10.3% | 3.2% | 6.4% | 38.2% | |
< $2000 | 12.1% | 7.7% | 12.0% | 24.4% | |
< $3000 | 17.1% | 18.1% | 16.9% | 15.3% | |
< $4000 | 18.0% | 21.5% | 18.0% | 8.8% | |
< $5000 | 15.2% | 18.2% | 16.1% | 5.1% | |
< $6000 | 10.1% | 12.1% | 10.9% | 2.9% | |
≥ $6000 (ref.) | 17.1% | 19.2% | 19.8% | 5.4% | |
Living alone (yes) | 10.0% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 19.0% | *** |
Economic activity (yes) | 65.1% | 69.8% | 75.0% | 29.7% | *** |
Self-rated health (fair/poor) | 14.4% | 5.3% | 13.8% | 39.8% | *** |
Depression (0–27) | 2.1 (0.0) | 2.1 (0.0) | 1.8 (0.0) | 2.7 (0.0) | *** |
Current drinking status (yes) | 76.1% | 87.0% | 76.1% | 46.6% | *** |
Current smoking status (yes) | 20.4% | 23.8% | 21.3% | 9.3% | *** |
Weight control practice (yes) | 68.3% | 75.5% | 68.7% | 48.0% | *** |
Physical activity (yes) | 22.4% | 23.4% | 23.5% | 17.1% | *** |