Factors Associated with the 4-Year Estimated Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Sex in Korean Adults: Secondary Data Analysis

Table 1

Comparison of the participants’ general characteristics according to sex (n = 9,614).

Variables	Male (n = 4,134)	Female (n = 5,480)	t or x²	p value
	n (%) or M ± SE	n (%) or M ± SE
Age (years)	52.39 ± 0.15	52.81 ± 0.15	7.20	0.008
Living with
Spouse or children	3,748 (91.1)	5,005 (92.9)	6.54	0.011
Living alone	386 (8.9)	475 (7.1)
Education
≤Middle school	1,330 (25.6)	2,085 (32.9)	129.18	≤0.001
High school	1,223 (31.6)	1,853 (37.4)
≥College	1,581 (42.8)	1,542 (29.6)
Household income (10,000 won/month)
≤100	455 (9.8)	788 (13.1)	36.16	≤0.001
101–300	2,181 (52.7)	2,915 (53.7)
≥300	1,498 (37.5)	1,777 (33.2)
Occupation
Managerial/professional	1,194 (32.5)	1,002 (19.1)	181.13	≤0.001
Service/sales	360 (10.0)	997 (19.4)
Routine/manual	1,508 (37.7)	995 (17.6)
Unemployed/housewife	1,072 (19.7)	2,486 (43.8)
Perceived health status
Good	1,169 (30.5)	1,324 (25.0)	42.96	≤0.001
Moderate	2,457 (56.9)	3,196 (57.5)
Poor	508 (12.6)	960 (17.5)

; n: unweighted count; %: weighted count; SE: standard error; M: mean.