Research Article

Relationship between the 10-Year Risk for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and the Dietary Inflammatory Index among Korean Adults Based on the Seventh Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES)

Table 1

General characteristics of participants from the 7th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

VariablesTotalMenWomen
()Weighted % (SE)()Weighted % (SE)()Weighted % (SE)

Age, years (SE)52.51 (0.17)52.14 (0.20)52.87 (0.20)
Household incomeLowest49210.0 (0.7)1929.2 (0.9)30010.7 (0.8)
Lower middle98221.5 (0.9)36619.6 (1.1)61623.3 (1.1)
Upper middle119029.2 (1.0)47528.2 (1.3)71530.1 (1.1)
Highest151839.4 (1.4)67842.9 (1.7)84035.9 (1.5)
Subjective body imageVery skinny1142.9 (0.3)744.2 (0.6)401.5 (0.3)
Slightly skinny4039.8 (0.6)21012.1 (1.0)1937.6 (0.6)
Moderate167840.4 (0.9)69940.6 (1.3)97940.2 (1.3)
Slightly obese160538.4 (0.9)64438.0 (1.4)96138.8 (1.1)
Very obese3858.5 (0.5)855.0 (0.6)30011.9 (0.7)
Subjective health statusGood110928.3 (0.8)51731.7 (1.2)59225.1 (1.0)
Moderate222455.7 (0.9)87954.5 (1.4)134556.8 (1.2)
Poor70516.0 (0.7)24113.7 (0.9)46418.1 (0.9)
Current smoker, %74921.4 (0.9)64238.6 (1.5)1044.6 (0.5)
Diabetes mellitus diagnosis, %3127.0 (0.5)1578 (0.7)1556.1 (0.6)
Treatment for hypertension, %85918.7 (0.7)41721.6 (1.1)44215.8 (0.9)
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg (SE)119.47 (0.34)121.35 (0.45)117.65 (0.42)
Fasting glucose, mmol/L (SE)102.21 (0.44)105.45 (0.65)99.09 (0.52)
Total cholesterol, mmol/L (SE)200.95 (0.67)198.50 (0.97)203.34 (0.85)
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L (SE)51.04 (0.23)47.24 (0.31)54.74 (0.29)
DIIQ1104625.5 (0.9)50729.7 (1.3)53921.5 (1.0)
Q2104625.1 (0.8)44725.7 (1.2)59924.5 (1.0)
Q3104625.1 (0.8)37522.5 (1.2)67127.8 (1.1)
Q4104724.2 (0.9)38322.1 (1.3)66426.3 (1.1)
ASCVD risk, % (SE)4.93 (0.10)7.46 (0.16)2.47 (0.06)

Abbreviations: SE: standard error; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; DII: dietary inflammatory index; ASCVD: atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.