Table 1. General characteristics of influenza vaccination using the KNHANES between 2007–2020(n=78,067).

Characteristic Unvaccinated group Vaccinated group
Number, n (%) 46,804 (59.95) 31,263 (40.05)
Overall, weighted % (95% CI) 66.4 (65.9–66.9) 33.6 (33.1–34.1)
Age, years, weighted % (95% CI)
14–18 8.6 (8.3–9.0) 4.9 (4.5–5.2)
19–64 87.3 (86.9–87.6) 61.9 (61.1–62.8)
≥ 65 4.1 (3.9–4.3) 33.2 (32.3–34.0)
Sex, weighted % (95% CI)
Male 53.1 (52.6–53.5) 43.1 (42.5–43.7)
Female 46.9 (46.5–47.4) 56.9 (56.3–57.5)
Obesity, weighted % (95% CI)
<18.5 6.0 (5.8–6.3) 4.6 (4.3–4.9)
18.5–23.0 41.0 (40.4–41.5) 38.0 (37.3–38.7)
23.0–25.0 21.5 (21.1–21.9) 23.4 (22.8–24.0)
≥25.0 31.5 (31.0–32.0) 34.0 (33.3–34.7)
Income, weighted % (95% CI)
Lowest quartile 25.9 (25.1–26.6) 24.2 (23.4–25.0)
Second quartile 25.4 (24.7–26.0) 24.7 (23.9–25.4)
Third quartile 24.9 (24.3–25.6) 25.2 (24.5–25.9)
Highest quartile 23.8 (23.0–24.6) 26.0 (25.1–26.9)
Education, weighted % (95% CI)
High school or lower 51.0 (50.2–51.8) 65.8 (64.9–66.8)
College or higher 49.0 (48.2–49.8) 34.2 (33.2–35.1)
Alcohol consumption, weighted % (95% CI)
No 11.2 (10.9–11.6) 17.6 (17.0–18.1)
Yes 88.8 (88.4–89.1) 82.4 (81.9–83.0)
Smoking, weighted % (95% CI)
Non-smoker 56.7 (56.2–57.3) 63.1 (62.5–63.8)
Smoker 25.1 (24.6–25.7) 15.1 (14.5–15.6)
Ex-smoker 18.1 (17.7–18.5) 21.8 (21.3–22.3)
Nationwide health screening within 2 years, weighted % (95% CI)
Yes 50.6 (50.0–51.2) 65.5 (64.8–66.2)
No 49.4 (48.8–50.0) 34.5 (33.8–35.2)
Medical condition, weighted % (95% CI)
With medical condition 22.0 (21.5–22.5) 45.1 (44.3–45.9)
Without medical condition 78.0 (77.5–78.5) 54.9 (54.1–55.7)
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; KNHANES, Korea National Health and Nutrition xamination Survey.
Medical conditions include one or more of the following conditions: diabetes, tuberculosis, asthma, angina, myocardial infarction, cancer, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.