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Table 1 Sociodemographic and health behavioral characteristics at baseline: a 16-year prospective prospective cohort study in South Korea (n, %)

From: The effects of weight fluctuation on the components of metabolic syndrome: a 16-year prospective cohort study in South Korea

   18 < BMI ≤ 25 (kg/m2)
(n = 4653, 57.1%)
BMI > 25 kg/m2
(n = 3497, 42.9%)
P-value
Age at baseline (years) (mean ± SD) 51.83 ± 9.03 51.60 ± 8.41 0.247
40–49 2313(49.7) 1733(49.6)  
50–59 1141 (24.5) 978 (28.0)  
60–69 1199 (25.8) 786 (22.5)  
Sex Male 2310 (49.6) 1542 (44.1) < 0.001
Female 2343 (50.4) 1955 (55.9)  
Education Elementary school 1425 (30.9) 1193 (34.4) 0.001
Middle school 1071 (23.2) 798 (23.0)  
High school 1506 (32.6) 1001 (28.9)  
Junior college 179 (3.9) 123 (3.5)  
University 431 (9.4) 335 (9.6)  
Marital status Divorced/widowed/single 423 (9.2) 335 (9.6) 0.455
Married/cohabiting 4199 (90.8) 3140 (90.4)  
Monthly income (10,000 won) < 100 1609 (35.2) 1110 (32.4) 0.007
100–200 1333 (29.2) 1039 (30.3)  
200–300 855 (18.7) 631 (18.4)  
300–400 457 (10.0) 351 (10.2)  
≥400 315 (6.9) 298 (8.7)  
Drinking Never drinker 2049 (44.5)** 1636 (47.2) 0.010
Ex-drinker 266 (5.8) 211 (6.4)  
Current drinker 2294 (49.7) 1607 (46.4)  
Smoking Never smoker 2621 (57.0)*** 2141 (62.2) < 0.001
Ex-smoker 685 (14.9) 545 (15.8)  
Current smoker 1291 (28.1) 759 (22.0)  
  1. BMI Body mass index
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