Table. 1.

Characteristics of study participants

Participants (n=5,890)
Age (y) 29.7±9.3
Sex
Male 2,912 (49.4)
Female 2,978 (50.6)
Job
Student 4,261 (72.3)
Employee 1,629 (27.7)
Income level
Low 1,028 (17.5)
Middle 2,667 (45.3)
High 2,195 (37.3)
Medical doctor in the family
No 5,305 (90.1)
Yes 585 (9.9)
Self-perceived health
Good 3,068 (52.1)
Fair 2,394 (40.7)
Poor 428 (7.3)
Comorbidity
None 1,311 (22.3)
Only acute condition 2,749 (46.7)
Chronic conditiona 1,830 (31.1)
Receiving care for chronic condition
None 3,111 (52.8)
One-self 294 (5.0)
Family member 2,485 (42.2)
Having a regular doctor
No 5,005 (85.0)
Yes 885 (15.0)
Frequently used healthcare facility
On-campus primary care clinic 1,704 (28.9)
Community clinic 3,126 (53.1)
Large hospital 974 (16.5)
Others 86 (1.5)
Healthcare utilization per year (n)
0–3 3,498 (59.4)
4–6 1,441 (24.5)
7–12 619 (10.5)
≥13 332 (5.6)
Medical expense per year (Korean Won)b
<250,000 4,307 (73.1)
250,000–499,999 790 (13.4)
≥500,000 793 (13.5)

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%).

aIncluded hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, heart disease, hyperuricemia, chronic viral hepatitis, arthritis, cancer, depression, and anxiety disorder.

bIncluded only out-of-pocket expenses; 10,000 Korean Won ≈ 8.85 US Dollars.

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