Table 2

General characteristics of the study population according to working hours per week, KNHANES 2010–2017

Men (n=6324)P valueWomen (n=4001)P value
40 hours41–52 hours>52 hours40 hours41–52 hours>52 hours
N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)
Age (years)<0.0001<0.0001
 30–39444 (35.69)820 (36.80)702 (32.21)372 (34.49)446 (30.24)176 (16.07)
 40–49481 (35.91)804 (34.68)731 (34.33)401 (38.94)490 (35.01)350 (31.18)
 50–59351 (23.36)592 (22.09)626 (24.51)242 (21.58)434 (25.97)544 (38.07)
 ≥60123 (5.04)267 (6.43)383 (8.95)71 (4.99)204 (8.78)271 (14.68)
Education<0.0001<0.0001
 Elementary School48 (2.72)169 (5.13)263 (8.58)84 (6.16)256 (13.40)358 (21.49)
 Middle school64 (4.44)201 (7.34)275 (10.03)62 (6.49)166 (10.07)249 (19.03)
 High school396 (28.82)780 (33.03)907 (37.82)413 (39.61)575 (39.38)520 (42.70)
 University degree or above891 (64.02)1333 (54.50)997 (43.57)527 (47.74)577 (37.15)214 (16.78)
Total household income<0.0001<0.0001
 Low38 (2.60)97 (3.34)130 (4.39)56 (5.44)133 (6.89)130 (8.63)
 Middle-low234 (17.09)539 (21.49)671 (27.30)201 (18.39)359 (22.28)382 (27.19)
 Middle-high454 (33.59)888 (37.15)830 (34.31)372 (35.53)492 (32.91)444 (34.67)
 High673 (46.72)959 (38.02)811 (34.00)457 (40.64)590 (37.92)385 (29.81)
Smoking status0.00030.207
 Never smoker288 (21.54)512 (21.12)450 (18.15)997 (90.90)1416 (88.95)1211 (88.30)
 Former smoker578 (28.44)908 (34.88)887 (33.46)41 (4.17)74 (5.38)48 (4.51)
 Current smoker533 (40.02)1063 (44.00)1105 (48.39)48 (4.93)84 (5.67)82 (7.19)
Alcohol consumption0.0090.002
 No24 (1.78)76 (2.81)101 (3.76)95 (7.58)178 (10.21)191 (12.28)
 Yes1375 (98.22)2407 (97.19)2341 (96.24)991 (92.42)1396 (89.79)1150 (87.72)
Aerobic activity0.104
 No866 (62.56)1547 (61.92)1595 (65.10)662 (60.13)1042 (66.20)939 (69.80)0.0001
 Yes533 (37.44)936 (38.08)847 (34.90)424 (39.87)532 (33.80)402 (30.20)
Muscle strengthening activity0.0050.385
 No980 (70.70)1809 (73.00)1862 (75.92)948 (87.24)1375 (87.05)1205 (88.89)
 Yes419 (29.30)674 (27.00)580 (24.08)138 (12.76)199 (12.95)136 (11.11)
BMI0.548<0.0001
 Underweight22 (1.72)41 (1.84)50 (2.13)50 (4.32)76 (5.03)40 (3.18)
 Normal405 (28.47)760 (29.61)769 (31.12)578 (53.37)748 (47.60)543 (41.58)
 Overweight415 (29.70)655 (27.44)663 (26.59)217 (19.71)344 (22.15)329 (23.98)
 Obese557 (40.11)1027 (41.11)960 (40.16)241 (22.60)406 (25.22)429 (31.26)
Hypertension0.163<0.0001
 No1024 (74.57)1844 (76.00)1771 (73.29)947 (82.52)1290 (83.96)1015 (77.83)
 Yes375 (25.43)639 (24.00)671 (26.71)139 (12.48)284 (16.04)326 (22.17)
Hypercholesterolaemia0.0270.005
 No1187 (84.96)2149 (87.411)2133 (88.24)967 (89.16)1353 (86.99)1103 (84.23)
 Yes212 (15.04)334 (12.59)309 (11.76)119 (10.84)221 (13.01)238 (15.77)
Family history of diabetes0.5490.033
 No1103 (78.15)1991 (79.65)1951 (79.74)799 (74.23)1211 (76.63)1076 (79.47)
 Yes296 (21.85)492 (20.35)491 (20.26)287 (25.77)363 (23.37)265 (20.53)
Sleep duration (hours)<0.00010.004
 <6120 (8.63)256 (10.72)362 (14.22)128 (12.06)209 (14.35)225 (16.65)
 6–81182 (84.61)2070 (83.19)1915 (79.74)836 (76.99)1223 (76.30)1024 (76.50)
 ≥997 (6.76)157 (6.09)165 (6.04)122 (10.95)142 (9.35)92 (6.85)
Perceived stress<0.00010.005
 None/low1083 (76.16)1785 (71.21)1645 (67.39)788 (71.80)1076 (67.40)879 (64.41)
 Moderate/high316 (23.84)698 (28.79)797 (32.61)298 (28.20)498 (32.60)462 (35.39)
Occupation<0.0001<0.0001
 White-collar873 (61.51)1200 (49.05)701 (30.23)665 (60.23)672 (42.70)190 (14.90)
 Pink-collar130 (10.25)252 (10.26)477 (20.01)168 (15.96)419 (27.97)676 (52.01)
 Green-collar25 (1.20)132 (3.72)199 (6.39)17 (0.83)124 (5.78)168 (8.87)
 Blue-collar371 (27.04)899 (36.97)1065 (43.37)236 (22.98)359 (23.55)307 (24.22)
Work schedule<0.00010.283
 Fixed1334 (95.41)2297 (92.38)2170 (90.33)1034 (94.20)1507 (95.77)1285 (95.41)
 Shift65 (4.59)186 (7.62)272 (9.67)52 (5.80)67 (4.23)56 (4.59)
Participants1399 (22.08)2483 (39.03)2442 (38.89)1086 (27.49)1574 (39.19)1341 (33.32)
*Unless otherwise stated, unweighted frequency (weighted %) are shown.
Row percentages are shown.
  • BMI, body mass index; KNHANES, Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.