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Table 1 Age-specific annual prevalence rates of common geriatric diseases among Korean older adults

From: Health disparity and healthcare utilization inequity among older adults living in poverty in South Korea: a cross-sectional study

 

Age (years)

Overall (≥ 65)

65–69

70–74

 ≥ 75

Number (%) of beneficiaries from 2017 HIRA-APS data

 

NHI

626,672 (93.2)

206,867 (95.5)

159,771 (93.9)

260,034 (91.0)

MA

45,853 (6.8)

9,825 (4.5)

10,370 (6.1)

25,658 (9.0)

Prevalence rate (per 10,000 beneficiaries)

 CVA (ICD-10 code: I60-I69)

NHI

868.5

600.2

833.3

1103.7

MA

1197.1

1058.5

1212.2

1244.1

Crude OR (95% CI)

1.38 (1.34, 1.42)

1.76 (1.65, 1.89)

1.45 (1.37, 1.55)

1.13 (1.08, 1.17)

 CHF (I50)

NHI

140.1

55.3

99.4

232.7

MA

251.5

121.1

171.6

333.6

Crude OR (95% CI)

1.79 (1.69, 1.91)

2.19 (1.81, 2.65)

1.73 (1.48, 2.02)

1.43 (1.33, 1.54)

 TIA (G45, H340)

NHI

68.2

55.5

68.6

78.0

MA

80.7

64.1

75.2

89.3

Crude OR (95% CI)

1.18 (1.06, 1.32)

1.15 (0.90, 1.49)

1.10 (0.87, 1.38)

1.14 (1.00, 1.31)

 AMI (I21, I22)

NHI

69.1

56.4

61.6

83.7

MA

85.7

79.4

89.7

86.5

Crude OR (95% CI)

1.24 (1.12, 1.38)

1.41 (1.12, 1.77)

1.46 (1.18, 1.80)

1.03 (0.90, 1.19)

 COPD (J43, J44)

NHI

161.6

99.6

153.2

216.1

MA

284.0

281.9

274.8

288.4

Crude OR (95% CI)

1.76 (1.66, 1.86)

2.83 (2.49, 3.21)

1.79 (1.58, 2.03)

1.33 (1.24, 1.44)

 Lung Cancer (C33, C34)

NHI

74.3

61.6

81.9

79.6

MA

73.5

75.3

84.9

68.2

Crude OR (95% CI)

0.99 (0.89, 1.11)

1.22 (0.97, 1.55)

1.04 (0.83, 1.29)

0.86 (0.73, 1.00)

 Hip fracture (S72)

NHI

82.4

21.9

47.7

151.9

MA

151.4

72.3

79.1

210.9

Crude OR (95% CI)

1.84 (1.70, 1.99)

3.29 (2.56, 4.23)

1.66 (1.32, 2.08)

1.39 (1.27, 1.52)

 PD (G20)

NHI

122.3

52.8

103.9

188.9

MA

172.7

117.0

139.8

207.3

Crude OR (95% CI)

1.41 (1.31, 1.52)

2.12 (1.83, 2.69)

1.35 (1.13, 1.60)

1.10 (1.00, 1.20)

 Depression (F31- F34)

NHI

295.1

243.9

302.2

331.5

MA

481.3

585.2

557.4

410.8

Crude OR (95% CI)

1.63 (1.56, 1.71)

2.40 (2.20, 2.62)

1.84 (1.69, 2.02)

1.24 (1.16, 1.32)

  1. AMI acute myocardial infarction, CHF congestive heart failure, CI confidence interval, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CVA cerebrovascular accident, HIRA-APS Health Insurance Review and Assessment Services-Aged Patient Sample, ICD International Classification of Diseases, MA Medical Aid, NHI National Health Insurance, OR odds ratio comparing MA vs. NHI, PD Parkinson’s disease, TIA transient ischemic attack