Table 1 General characteristics of Korean adults, 2009–2021 (N = 2,971,349).

From: National and regional trends in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and associated risk factors among Korean adults, 2009–2021

 

Total

Patients with diabetes

Patients without diabetes

Overall, N (%)

2,971,349 (100)

295,463 (9.9)

2,675,886 (90.1)

Sex, n (%)

 Man

1,344,538 (45.3)

143,998 (48.7)

1,200,540 (44.9)

 Woman

1,626,811 (54.7)

151,465 (51.3)

1,475,346 (55.1)

Age, years, n (%)

 19–39

757,492 (25.5)

6582 (2.2)

750,910 (28.1)

 40–59

1,116,718 (37.6)

78,819 (26.7)

1,037,899 (38.8)

  ≥ 60

1,097,139 (36.9)

210,062 (71.1)

887,077 (33.2)

Region of residence, n (%)

 Urban

1,425,830 (48.0)

122,721 (41.5)

1,303,109 (48.7)

 Rural

1,545,519 (52.0)

172,742 (58.5)

1,372,777 (51.3)

 Basic livelihood security recipients, n (%)

106,830 (3.6)

20,525 (6.9)

86,305 (3.2)

Income, n (%)

 Unknown

252,554 (8.5)

23,999 (8.1)

228,555 (8.5)

 Low

1,476,653 (49.7)

195,930 (66.3)

1,280,723 (47.9)

 Middle

710,531 (23.9)

45,883 (15.5)

664,648 (24.8)

 High

531,611 (17.9)

29,651 (10.0)

501,960 (18.8)

Education background, n (%)

 High school or less

1,936,757 (65.2)

254,827 (86.2)

1,681,930 (62.9)

 College or more

1,034,592 (34.8)

40,636 (13.8)

993,956 (37.1)

Occupation category, n (%)

 White

566,364 (19.1)

22,312 (7.6)

544,052 (20.3)

 Blue

1,445,590 (48.7)

146,203 (49.5)

1,299,387 (48.6)

 Inoccupation

959,395 (32.3)

126,948(43.0)

83,247 (31.1)

 Marital status, yes, n (%)

2,089,472 (70.3)

215,286 (72.9)

1,874,186 (70.0)

Subjective health level, n (%)

 Good

1,154,883(38.9)

45,465 (15.4)

1,109,418 (41.5)

 Normal

1,216,849 (41.0)

108,657 (36.8)

1,108,192 (41.4)

 Bad

599,617 (20.2)

141,341 (47.8)

458,276 (17.1)

Frequency of walking, n (%)

  < 1 times/week

676,219 (22.8)

79,302 (26.8)

596,917 (22.3)

 1–2 times/week

347,129 (11.7)

28,696 (9.7)

318,433 (11.9)

 3–4 times/week

463,835 (15.6)

44,351 (15.0)

419,484 (15.7)

  ≥ 5 times/week

1,484,166 (49.9)

143,114 (48.4)

1,341,052 (50.1)

Eating breakfast, n (%)

  < 5 days/week

734,631 (24.7)

28,145 (9.5)

706,486 (26.4)

  ≥ 5 days/week

2,236,718 (75.3)

267,318 (90.5)

1,969,400 (73.6)

BMI, n (%)

 Underweight

251,832 (8.5)

25,306 (8.6)

226,526 (8.5)

 Normal

1,241,274 (41.8)

90,929 (30.8)

1,150,345 (43.0)

 Overweight

697,093 (23.5)

74,282 (25.1)

622,811 (23.3)

 Obese

781,150 (26.3)

104,946 (35.5)

676,204 (25.3)

Smoking status, n (%)

 Smoker

569,847 (19.2)

50,503 (17.1)

519,344 (19.4)

 Non-smoker

2,401,502 (80.8)

244,960 (82.9)

2,156,542 (80.6)

Alcohol consumption, n (%)

 Hardly drinking

983,370 (33.1)

142,703 (48.3)

840,667 (31.4)

 A few times a month

142,703 (44.3)

98,583 (33.4)

1,217,573 (45.5)

 A few times a week

840,667 (22.6)

54,177 (18.3)

617,646 (23.1)

  1. BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval.