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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2015

Rapid increase of health care utilization and cost due to benign prostatic hyperplasia in Korean men: retrospective population-based analysis using the Health Insurance Review and Assessment service data.

Hwancheol Son, Juhyun Park, Sang Hoon Song, Jung Yoon Kang, Sung Kyu Hong, Hyun Moo Lee, Sun-Hee Kim, Byung-Joo Park, Hyung-Lae Lee, Kyung Seop Lee

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Hwancheol SonDepartment of Urology, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5033-0153
Juhyun ParkDepartment of Urology, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5549-9756
Sang Hoon SongDepartment of Urology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4888-483X
Jung Yoon KangDepartment of Urology, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4200-1020
Sung Kyu HongDepartment of Urology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8344-6774
Hyun Moo LeeDepartment of Urology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3969-4540
Sun-Hee KimMedical Research Collaborating Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7120-8250
Byung-Joo ParkDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4630-4942
Hyung-Lae LeeDepartment of Urology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4338-7423
Kyung Seop LeeDepartment of Urology, Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0554-4272

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Abstract

Using the Korean public health insurance database, we analyzed patients diagnosed as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) from 2004 to 2008. Age and year-specific amount and seasonal variation of hospital visits (HV), duration of treatment (DT), the total and per capita amount of insurance payment (TAIP, PCIP) were evaluated. A total of 12,088,995 HV were studied. Total HV increased 1.7 times and DT almost doubled in 2008 compared to those in 2004. HV, DT, and TAIP showed linearly increasing patterns year by year. In a time series analysis, HV increased in winter and demonstrated seasonality in a 12-month cycle. In a Poisson regression analysis, the annual variations of HV, DT, TAIP, and PCIP were different by age groups. In patients older than 40 yr, HV significantly increased 1.10-1.16 times compared to that of the previous year. DT markedly increased in their 60s and 80s patients. The rate of increase in PCIP was steeper in patients 50 yr and older than in the others.Health care utilization due to BPH was rapidly increasing in Korea and it was remarkable in the elderly population. Seasonal variation of HV demonstrated that health care utilization increased in winter.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overCost of IllnessHealth Care CostsHumansInsurance, HealthMaleMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CareProstatic HyperplasiaRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesSeasonsYoung AdultEpidemiologyInsurance Claim ReviewProstatic Hyperplasia

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PMCPMC4310945

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