Factors Associated with Metabolic Syndrome and Related Medical Costs by the Scale of Enterprise in Korea

Kong, Hyung-Sik; Lee, Kang-Sook; Yim, Eun-shil; Lee, Seon-Young; Cho, Hyun-Young; Lee, Bin Na; Park, Jee Young

doi:10.1186/2052-4374-25-23

Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Table 3 Medical costs of major diseases ^† among workers by scale of enterprise unit = 1,000 KRW

From: Factors Associated with Metabolic Syndrome and Related Medical Costs by the Scale of Enterprise in Korea

Variables		Male					Female
	Metabolic syndrome	<50	50–299	≥300	p-value	Metabolic syndrome	<50	50–299	≥300	p-value
		Mean	Mean	Mean			Mean	Mean	Mean
Job
White collar	No	57	42	39	0.001	No	19	17	11	0.001
White collar	Yes	241	201	181	0.001	Yes	212	216	163	0.001
Blue collar	No	67	58	49	0.001	No	38	39	20	0.001
Blue collar	Yes	251	240	172	0.001	Yes	263	255	206	0.001
Age (years)
≤29	No	2	2	2	0.188	No	1	1	1	0.460
≤29	Yes	14	19	15	0.153	Yes	22	14	15	0.044
30–39	No	11	11	12	0.001	No	5	4	4	0.185
30–39	Yes	63	66	63	0.063	Yes	56	56	44	0.022
40–49	No	57	58	60	0.001	No	30	33	26	0.000
40–49	Yes	204	205	167	0.001	Yes	176	182	157	0.001
50–59	No	140	152	143	0.001	No	90	96	99	0.001
50–59	Yes	382	383	336	0.001	Yes	320	307	305	0.023
≥60	No	262	244	247	0.001	No	188	178	179	0.145
≥60	Yes	558	507	498	0.001	Yes	449	405	407	0.001
Insurance premiums
Q4	No	87	62	49	0.001	No	38	15	9	0.001
Q4	Yes	288	221	165	0.001	Yes	332	180	122	0.001
Q3	No	51	38	25	0.001	No	21	17	6	0.001
Q3	Yes	203	173	139	0.001	Yes	248	188	107	0.001
Q2	No	51	34	40	0.001	No	20	24	15	0.001
Q2	Yes	216	183	193	0.001	Yes	217	203	163	0.001
Q1	No	84	115	124	0.001	No	36	56	47	0.001
Q1	Yes	315	357	382	0.001	Yes	249	295	278	0.001
Smoking
Non-smoker	No	73	60	47	0.001	No	29	32	18	0.001
Non-smoker	Yes	278	248	176	0.001	Yes	245	248	204	0.002
Ex-smoker	No	106	89	72	0.001	No	14	12	6	0.001
Ex-smoker	Yes	344	309	230	0.001	Yes	194	208	106	0.001
Current	No	39	37	31	0.001	No	16	15	5	0.001
Current	Yes	178	185	139	0.001	Yes	189	171	87	0.001
Alcohol consumption
Non-drinker	No	63	51	42	0.006	No	43	44	14	0.006
Non-drinker	Yes	250	188	144	0.014	Yes	268	209	150	0.014
1–2/wk	No	66	55	48	0.001	No	30	33	18	0.001
1–2/wk	Yes	264	244	178	0.001	Yes	248	252	206	0.001
3–4/wk	No	55	49	42	0.001	No	17	17	8	0.001
3–4/wk	Yes	221	207	164	0.001	Yes	185	184	119	0.001
≥5/wk	No	72	65	55	0.001	No	24	20	15	0.026
≥5/wk	Yes	252	246	201	0.001	Yes	191	167	125	0.013
Exercise
≤2/wk	No	56	47	39	0.001	No	27	30	16	0.001
≤2/wk	Yes	230	217	160	0.001	Yes	244	245	194	0.001
≥3/wk	No	79	68	60	0.001	No	32	35	21	0.001
≥3/wk	Yes	287	260	197	0.001	Yes	243	249	205	0.001

^†Major diseases medical cost: cardiac disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidermia.

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