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Table 1 General characteristics of the study population a

From: Association between gastric cancer and the risk of depression among South Korean adults

Variables

Total

Gastric Cancer

Yes

No

P-value

Total

12,664

(100.0)

6332

(50.0)

6332

(50.0)

Sex

     

1.0000

 

Male

8294

(65.5)

4147

(65.5)

4147

(65.5)

 
 

Female

4370

(34.5)

2185

(34.5)

2185

(34.5)

 

Age

     

1.0000

 

40–49

1934

(15.3)

967

(15.3)

967

(15.3)

 
 

50–59

2892

(22.8)

1446

(22.8)

1446

(22.8)

 
 

60–69

4250

(33.6)

2125

(33.6)

2125

(33.6)

 
 

≥70

3588

(28.3)

1794

(28.3)

1794

(28.3)

 

Social Security

     

1.0000

 

Health Insurance (Corporate)

5118

(40.4)

2559

(40.4)

2559

(40.4)

 
 

Health Insurance (Regional)

7172

(56.6)

3586

(56.6)

3586

(56.6)

 
 

Medical aid

374

(3.0)

187

(3.0)

187

(3.0)

 

Income

     

1.0000

 

Low

2048

(16.2)

1024

(16.2)

1024

(16.2)

 
 

Middle

4890

(38.6)

2445

(38.6)

2445

(38.6)

 
 

High

5726

(45.2)

2863

(45.2)

2863

(45.2)

 

Region

     

<  0.0001

 

Metropolitan

4959

(39.2)

2345

(37.0)

2614

(41.3)

 
 

City

3223

(25.5)

1589

(25.1)

1634

(25.8)

 
 

Rural

4482

(35.4)

2398

(37.9)

2084

(32.9)

 

Disability

     

0.0003

 

Yes

1273

(10.1)

575

(9.1)

698

(11.0)

 
 

No

11,391

(89.9)

5757

(90.9)

5634

(89.0)

 

Diabetes

     

0.0002

 

Yes

1572

(12.4)

718

(11.3)

854

(13.5)

 
 

No

11,092

(87.6)

5614

(88.7)

5478

(86.5)

 

Hypertension

     

<  0.0001

 

Yes

2924

(23.1)

1178

(18.6)

1746

(27.6)

 
 

No

9740

(76.9)

5154

(81.4)

4586

(72.4)

 

Past Depression

    

1.0000

 

Yes

450

(3.6)

225

(3.6)

225

(3.6)

 
 

No

12,214

(96.4)

6107

(96.4)

6107

(96.4)

 

Year of Cohort entry

    

<  0.0001

 

2002

1718

(13.6)

1417

(22.4)

301

(4.8)

 
 

2003

1129

(8.9)

823

(13.0)

306

(4.8)

 
 

2004

1032

(8.1)

730

(11.5)

302

(4.8)

 
 

2005

1109

(8.8)

718

(11.3)

391

(6.2)

 
 

2006

1066

(8.4)

648

(10.2)

418

(6.6)

 
 

2007

1524

(12.0)

622

(9.8)

902

(14.2)

 
 

2008

2283

(18.0)

681

(10.8)

1602

(25.3)

 
 

2009

2803

(22.1)

693

(10.9)

2110

(33.3)

 
  1. aThe matching variables were sex, age, social security, income, and past depression.