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Table 1 Demographic characteristics by dietary pattern group

From: Metabolic syndrome related health inequalities in Korean elderly: Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHAES)

 

Traditional Korean

Meat & alcohol

Westernized Korean

p a

Subjective body image (%)

   

0.003

 as overweight

27.15

33.33

27.15

 

Gender (%)

   

0.001

 Male

35.50

47.52

45.85

 

 Female

64.50

52.48

60.17

 

Obesity (%)

28.81

39.01

33.01

0.075

Whole body fat mass (%)

28.61 ± 0.70

28.06 ± 1.07

29.77 ± 0.56

0.005

Waist circumference (cm)

82.67 ± 0.51

84.16 ± 0.67

83.61 ± 0.67

0.744

  1. Note. ap from chi-square test.