Table 1 Characteristics of patients with heart failure in South Korea in 2014
From: Prevalence and socio-economic burden of heart failure in an aging society of South Korea
Characteristics | No. of patients (%) or mean (±SD) |
|---|---|
Epidemiologic characteristics | |
Estimated no. of adult patients (≥19 years old) with HF in the country | 475019 |
Prevalence per 1000 adult population | 12.4 |
Prevalence per 1000 population (19–64 years old) | 5.2 |
Prevalence per 1000 population (≥65 years old) | 47.8 |
Gender | |
Male | 200980 (42.3) |
Female | 274039 (57.7) |
Age (years) | |
19–64 | 165683 (34.9) |
≥ 65 | 309336 (65.1) |
19–29 | 2300 (0.5) |
30–39 | 9332 (2.0) |
40–49 | 31230 (6.6) |
50–59 | 75526 (16.0) |
60–69 | 102823 (21.7) |
70–79 | 15584 (32.7) |
≥ 80 | 98623 (20.8) |
Types of health security program enrolled in | |
NHI | 426257 (89.7) |
MA | 46962 (9.9) |
Healthcare utilization characteristicsa | |
Hospitalization rate (%) of adult patients with HF | 12.1 |
Hospitalization rate (%) of patients (19–64 years old) with HF | 7.1 |
Hospitalization rate (%) of patients (≥65 years old) with HF | 14.8 |
No. of outpatient visits per patient | 5.01 (±7.33) |
No. of hospital admissions per patient | 0.24 (±1.07) |
No. of inpatient days per patient | 3.83 (±26.08) |
No. of inpatient days per hospital admission | 15.76 (±11.79) |
No. of hospital admissions per patient with at least 1 admission | 2.01 (±2.42) |
No. of inpatient days per patient with at least 1 admission | 31.70 (±68.96) |