Table 1 General characteristics of 6,694 study participants in Korea, 1993-2003

Gender

2682

4012

Age (years)

<50

698(26.0)

1090(40.6)

50-59

829(30.9)

1238(46.2)

60-69

845(31.5)

1240(46.2)

≥70

310(11.6)

444(16.6)

Marital status

Single/Divorced

51(1.9)

39(1.5)

Married

2138(79.7)

2422(90.3)

Widowed

105(3.9)

922(34.4)

Unknown

388(14.5)

629(23.5)

Education

Under middle school

1029(38.4)

2490(92.8)

Upper middle school

1634(60.9)

1493(55.7)

Unknown

19(0.7)

29(1.1)

Job

Farmer

1598(59.6)

2136(79.6)

Other

1084(40.4)

1876(69.9)

Unknown

455(17.0)

717(26.7)

Smoking

Non-smoker

554(20.7)

3587(133.7)

Ex-smoker

521(19.4)

66(2.5)

Current smoker

1596(59.5)

337(12.6)

Unknown

11(0.4)

22(0.8)

Alcohol drinking

Non-drinker

813(30.3)

3437(128.2)

Ex-drinker

246(9.2)

66(2.5)

Current drinker

1604(59.8)

470(17.5)

Unknown

19(0.7)

39(1.5)

BMI (Kg/m²)

<23

1392(51.9)

1648(61.4)

23-25

644(24)

942(35.1)

≥25

591(22)

1347(50.2)

Unknown

55(2.1)

75(2.8)

Acupuncture history

No

1192(44.4)

1408(52.5)

Yes

1183(44.1)

2103(78.4)

Unknown

307(11.4)

501(18.7)

Blood transfusion history

No

1890(70.5)

2744(102.3)

Yes

85(3.2)

191(7.1)

Unknown

707(26.4)

1077(40.2)

HBsAg

Negative

6113(227.9)

2437(90.9)

Positive

349(13)

154(5.7)

Unknown

232(8.7)

91(3.4)

Anti-HBs

Negative

1151(42.9)

1652(61.6)

Positive

1422(53)

2200(82)

Unknown

109(4.1)

160(6)

Anti-HCV

Negative

2456(91.6)

3627(135.2)

Positive

133(5)

242(9)

Unknown

93(3.5)

143(5.3)

FBS (mg.dL)

<100mg/dL

1173(43.7)

1865(69.5)

100mg/dL-126mg/dL

458(17.1)

744(27.7)

>=126mg/dL

256(9.5)

330(12.3)

Unknown

795(29.6)

1073(40)

ALT (U/L)

<30U/L

1799(67.1)

3284(122.4)

≥30U/L

756(28.2)

594(22.1)

Unknown

127(4.7)

134(5)

AST (U/L)

<35U/L

1794(66.9)

3338(124.5)

≥35U/L

759(28.3)

535(19.9)

Unknown

129(4.8)

139(5.2)