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Table 4 Societal costs of ACS from 2004 to 2009

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

 

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Societal costs ($ million)

659.9

(100.0%)

718.1

(100.0%)

840.5

(100.0%)

880.6

(100.0%)

864.8

(100.0%)

918.2

(100.0%)

 Direct costs

272.4

(41.2%)

299

(41.6%)

364.8

(43.4%)

435.7

(49.5%)

402.8

(46.6%)

436.7

(47.6%)

  Medical costs

265.5

(40.2%)

291.2

(40.5%)

356.3

(42.3%)

425

(48.3%)

392.1

(45.4%)

425.3

(46.3%)

  Inpatient

227.6

(34.5%)

248

(34.5%)

305.8

(36.3%)

366.6

(41.6%)

334.8

(38.7%)

357.5

(38.9%)

  Outpatient

37.9

(5.7%)

43.2

(6.0%)

50.5

(6.0%)

58.4

(6.7%)

57.3

(6.7%)

67.8

(7.4%)

  Non-medical costs

6.9

(1.0%)

7.8

(1.1%)

8.5

(1.1%)

10.6

(1.2%)

10.7

(1.2%)

11.4

(1.3%)

  Transportation

4.2

(0.6%)

4.9

(0.7%)

5.5

(0.7%)

7.1

(0.8%)

7.2

(0.8%)

7.9

(0.9%)

  Caregiving

2.7

(0.4%)

2.9

(0.4%)

3

(0.4%)

3.5

(0.4%)

3.4

(0.4%)

3.5

(0.4%)

 Indirect costs

387.5

(58.8%)

419.1

(58.4%)

475.7

(56.6%)

444.9

(50.5%)

462

(53.4%)

481.5

(52.4%)

  Lost wage due to morbidity

10.3

(1.6%)

11.9

(1.7%)

13.9

(1.7%)

16.7

(1.9%)

16.9

(2.0%)

16

(1.7%)

  Lost future income

377.2

(57.2%)

407.3

(56.7%)

461.8

(54.9%)

428.2

(48.6%)

445.1

(51.4%)

465.6

(50.7%)