Table 2 Sex, age, and BMI distribution differences between the UK and Korea.

From: Snoring-related polygenic risk and its relationship with lifestyle factors in a Korean population: KoGES study

 

Cases (snorers)

Controls

Total

p value

Female, N (%)

 KoGES

1698 (48%)

1163 (60%)

2861 (52%)

0.045a)

 UK Biobank

63,833 (40.74%)

161,775 (61.44%)

225,608 (53.72%)

 

Age, mean (SD)

 KoGES

51.7 (8.32)

51.28 (8.82)

51.55 (8.5)

 < 0.001

 UK Biobank

57.01 (7.70)

56.60 (8.21)

56.75 (8.03)

 

BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)

 KoGES

25.06 (3.05)

23.85 (2.88)

24.63 (3.04)

 < 0.001

 UK Biobank

28.67 (4.85)

26.64 (4.52)

27.39 (4.75)

 
  1. a)Chi-squared test used.
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