Demographic characteristics according to the hypertriglyceridemia in Korean female
| Variable | Hypertriglyceridemia (n=278) |
Hypertriglyceridemia (-) (n=2,545) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 55.93±0.92 | 48.24±0.35 | <0.01 |
| Income | 0.229 | ||
| Low | 71 (24.5) | 645 (24.7) | |
| Lower middle | 91 (28.9) | 617 (22.3) | |
| Upper middle | 59 (24.2) | 643 (25.8) | |
| High | 56 (22.5) | 633 (27.2) | |
| Education level | <0.01 | ||
| Middle school or less | 143 (51.0) | 717 (26.3) | |
| High school or over | 122 (49.0) | 1,734 (73.7) | |
| Marital status | <0.01 | ||
| Unmarried | 12 (5.5) | 367 (17.6) | |
| Married | 198 (73.1) | 1,750 (68.7) | |
| Seperated or widowed | 68 (21.4) | 426 (13.7) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.78±0.24 | 23.13±0.09 | <0.01 |
| Obesity | 154 (58.0) | 664 (25.2) | <0.01 |
| Serum total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 211.47±2.97 | 192.80±0.87 | <0.01 |
| Serum triglyceride (mg/dL) | 294.73±9.06 | 95.65±0.92 | <0.01 |
| Serum low density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) | 109.32±3.39 | 117.64±0.78 | 0.017 |
| Serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) | 43.20±0.69 | 56.04±0.30 | <0.01 |
| Serum folic acid (ng/mL) | 8.12±0.28 | 8.58±0.09 | 0.105 |
| Physician-diagnosed | |||
| Hypertension | 99 (33.1) | 516 (18.5) | <0.01 |
| Diabetes | 44 (15.0) | 176 (6.0) | <0.01 |
| Dyslipidemia | 96 (37.1) | 427 (16.4) | <0.01 |
| Current smoking |
26 (9.3) | 126 (4.8) | <0.01 |
| Monthly alcohol intake |
93 (35.9) | 1,073 (44.9) | 0.029 |
| Aerobic exercise |
95 (36.4) | 1,066 (44.7) | 0.049 |
Continuous variables are expressed as mean±standard deviations, and categorical variables are expressed as unweighted number (weighted %).
aDefined as a serum triglyceride level of 200 mg/dL or higher. bDefined as having smoked >100 cigarettes in the lifetime and continued smoking. cDefined as drinking at least one drink per month in the last year. dDefined as 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity or 75 minutes of high-intensity physical activity, or an equivalent time of mixed moderate- and high-intensity physical activities per week.
P-values were calculated using an independent t-test or chi-squared test.
Data from the 2016–2018 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.