Table 1

General Characteristics of North Korean Defectors (N=96)

Table 2

Relationships between Objective Health Status, HPLP-II, and Subjective Health Perception in North Korean Defectors

BMI=body mass index; HPLP-II=health-promoting lifestyle profile II; N/A=not available.

^†Chi-square with Fisher's exact test; ^‡a>b>c: bonferroni test; ^§Items with duplicate responses (n=78: answer 'yes' of health problems).

Table 3

Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) of North Korean Defectors Stratified by HPLP-II Score

^†t-test.

Table 4

Relationships between General Characteristics, Health Status, and HPLP-II Score in North Korean Defectors

BMI=body mass index; HPLP-II=health-promoting lifestyle profile II.

^†Chi-square with Fisher's exact test.

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