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Table 1 Epidemiology of ACS in South Korea from 2004 to 2009

From: Economic burden of acute coronary syndrome in South Korea: a national survey

 

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Prevalence

      

 Number of patients

217,297

238,517

257,889

283,829

291,088

309,384

 Prevalence per 1000 population

4.5

5.0

5.3

5.9

6.0

6.4

 Gender (%)

      

  Male

130,004

143,556

157,692

173,582

179,530

192,317

  % of male

59.8%

60.2%

61.1%

61.2%

61.7%

62.2%

 Age

      

  Over 60

128,528

143,745

155,569

174,423

183,408

198,212

  % of over 60

59.1%

60.3%

60.3%

61.5%

63.0%

64.1%

 Diagnosis

      

  UA

97,522

108,926

121,625

140,008

148,491

160,395

  MI

119,775

129,591

136,264

143,821

142,597

148,989

Mortality

      

 Number of death

9,863

9,935

11,236

10,659

9,929

9,831

  Mortality per 100 000 population

20.5

20.6

23.3

22.0

20.4

20.2

  Diagnosis

      

  UA

227

227

240

280

225

252

  MI

9,636

9,708

10,996

10,379

9,704

9,579