Table 1 Distribution of visiting rates to medical institutions according to the variables

38,024 (57.7)

27,895 (42.3)

65,919

(100)

Gender

Male

31,068 (62.1)

18,927 (37.9)

49,995

(75.8)

<0.001

Female

6,956 (43.7)

8,968 (56.3)

15,924

(24.2)

Age group

30–39 years

10,785 (79.1)

2,855 (20.9)

13,640

(20.7)

<0.001

40–49 years

12,898 (61.2)

8,187 (38.8)

21,085

(31.9)

50–59 years

9,817 (49.9)

9,877 (50.1)

19,694

(29.9)

60–69 years

3,432 (40.4)

5,055 (59.6)

8,487

(12.9)

≥70 year

1,092 (36.2)

1,921 (63.8)

3,013

(4.6)

Family history of hypertension

Not present

26,112 (64.5)

14,400 (35.5)

40,512

(81.7)

<0.001

Present

4,990 (55.1)

4,059 (44.9)

9,049

(18.3)

Smoking status

Nonsmoker

14,389 (51.6)

13,517 (48.4)

27,906

(42.4)

<0.001

Ex-smoker

8,325 (56.8)

6,335 (43.2)

14,660

(22.2)

Smoker

15,295 (65.6)

8,032 (34.4)

23,327

(35.4)

Drinking frequency (per week)

Nondrinking

10,867 (49.1)

11,250 (50.9)

22,117

(34.4)

<0.001

1–2 times

17,585 (64.3)

9,775 (35.7)

27,360

(42.5)

More than 3 times

8,845 (59.3)

6,074 (40.7)

14,919

(23.1)

Insurance type

Regional

4,495 (38.6)

7,159 (61.4)

11,654

(17.7)

<0.001

Employment-based

33,411 (61.9)

20,547 (38.1)

53,958

(81.8)

Medical aid

118 (38.4)

189 (61.6)

307

(0.5)

BMI level

Normal

8,595 (56.6)

6,585 (43.4)

15,180

(23.0)

<0.001

Overweight

9,027 (56.1)

7,061 (43.9)

16,088

(24.4)

Obese

16,373 (57.9)

11,903 (42.1)

28,276

(42.9)

Extremely obese

4,026 (63.2)

2,345 (36.8)

6,371

(9.7)

Hypertension level

Hypertension stage 1

19,749 (62.9)

11,664 (37.1)

31,413

(47.7)

<0.001

Hypertension stage 2

18,272 (53.0)

16,230 (47.0)

34,502

(52.3)

Blood glucose level

Normal

35,742 (58.3)

25,570 (41.7)

61,312

(93.0)

<0.001

Mild

1,109 (53.9)

949 (46.1)

2,058

(3.1)

Moderate

903 (48.4)

964 (51.6)

1,867

(2.9)

Severe

265 (39.1)

412 (60.9)

677

(1.0)

Blood LDL level

Normal

23,781 (59.8)

16,000 (40.2)

39,781

(61.5)

<0.001

Mild

9,127 (55.9)

7,214 (44.1)

16,341

(25.3)

Severe

4,348 (50.9)

4,188 (49.1)

8,536

(13.2)