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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Personal values in adolescence and their associations with metabolic biomarkers in adulthood: a Japanese population-based study

 

Men (N = 261)

Women (N = 407)

N (%)

Mean (SD)

N (%)

Mean (SD)

Age

261 (100)

39.27 (6.8)

407 (100)

38.41 (6.6)

Education

261 (100)

 

407 (100)

 

 Less than junior high school diploma

10 (3.8)

 

8 (2.0)

 

 High school diploma

65 (24.9)

 

90 (22.1)

 

 Some college

57 (21.8)

 

190 (46.7)

 

 More than university degree

129 (49.4)

 

119 (29.2)

 

Marital status

261 (100)

 

407 (100)

 

 Married

217 (83.1)

 

338 (83.0)

 

 Unmarried

44 (16.9)

 

69 (17.0)

 

Work status

261 (100)

 

407 (100)

 

 Employed

254 (97.3)

 

170 (66.3)

 

 Unemployed

7 (2.7)

 

137 (33.7)

 

Household income (million Japanese yen/year)

261 (100)

 

407 (100)

 

  < 100

4 (1.5)

 

4 (1.0)

 

 100–200

3 (1.1)

 

13 (3.2)

 

 200–500

67 (25.7)

 

90 (22.1)

 

 500–1000

131 (50.2)

 

212 (52.1)

 

  > 1000

56 (21.5)

 

88 (21.6)

 

Personal value priority

261 (100)

 

407 (100)

 

 Not bothering others

 

5.45 (1.5)

 

5.83 (1.2)

 Being highly evaluated by others

 

4.70 (1.5)

 

5.08 (1.3)

 Having and keeping a belief

 

4.66 (1.5)

 

4.82 (1.3)

 Economically succeeding

 

4.45 (1.6)

 

4.05 (1.5)

 Improving society

 

3.71 (1.5)

 

3.63 (1.3)

 Exploring what you were interested in

 

5.33 (1.4)

 

5.00 (1.4)

 Having influence on society

 

3.36 (1.4)

 

2.93 (1.3)

 Actively challenging

 

4.42 (1.4)

 

4.41 (1.5)

 Cherishing familiar people

 

5.18 (1.4)

 

5.70 (1.2)

 Graduating from a famous school

 

4.08 (1.7)

 

4.31 (1.6)

 Maintaining a stable life

 

4.78 (1.5)

 

4.94 (1.4)

Commitment to Values (PVQ-IIz)

 

26.75 (5.1)

 

26.81 (4.8)

Serum biomarker

261(100)

 

407 (100)

 

 LDLa(mg/dL)

 

109.34 (29.0)

 

101.63 (30.9)

 HDLb(mg/dL)

 

59.70 (15.6)

 

75.36 (17.7)

 HbA1cc(%,NGSP)

 

5.50 (0.6)

 

5.37 (0.3)

Body Mass Index(kg/m2)

 

23.58 (3.2)

 

21.34 (3.1)

Waist circumference (cm)

 

87.34 (8.8)

 

77.94 (9.0)

Systolic blood pressure(mmHg)

 

125.54 (16.9)

 

112.37 (14.5)

Diastolic blood pressure(mmHg)

 

80.28 (13.3)

 

70.07 (10.7)

  1. a LDL low-density lipoprotein
  2. b HDL high-density lipoprotein
  3. c HbA1c hemoglobin A1C
  4. z PVQ-II Personal Values Questionnaire II