The Socioeconomic Burden of Coronary Heart Disease in Korea / 예방의학회지
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
;
: 291-300, 2012.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-65155
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
We aimed to estimate the annual socioeconomic burden of coronary heart disease (CHD) in Korea in 2005, using the National Health Insurance (NHI) claims data.METHODS:
A prevalence-based, top-down, cost-of-treatment method was used to assess the direct and indirect costs of CHD (International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision codes of I20-I25), angina pectoris (I20), and myocardial infarction (MI, I21-I23) from a societal perspective.RESULTS:
Estimated national spending on CHD in 2005 was 2.52 billion dollar . The majority of the spending was attributable to medical costs (53.3%), followed by productivity loss due to morbidity and premature death (33.6%), transportation (8.1%), and informal caregiver costs (4.9%). While medical cost was the predominant cost attribute in treating angina (74.3% of the total cost), premature death was the largest cost attribute for patients with MI (66.9%). Annual per-capita cost of treating MI, excluding premature death cost, was 3183 dollar, which is about 2 times higher than the cost for angina (1556 dollar).CONCLUSIONS:
The total insurance-covered medical cost (1.13 billion dollar) of CHD accounted for approximately 6.02% of the total annual NHI expenditure. These findings suggest that the current burden of CHD on society is tremendous and that more effective prevention strategies are required in Korea.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Socioeconomic Factors
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Sex Factors
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Prevalence
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Age Factors
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Health Care Costs
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Cost of Illness
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Coronary Disease
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Republic of Korea
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Insurance, Health
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Angina Pectoris
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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