Changes in the Epidemiological Landscape of Diabetes in South Korea: Trends in Prevalence, Incidence, and Healthcare Expenditures
| Title: | Changes in the Epidemiological Landscape of Diabetes in South Korea: Trends in Prevalence, Incidence, and Healthcare Expenditures |
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| Authors: | Kyoung Hwa Ha, Dae Jung Kim |
| Source: | Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 39, Iss 5, Pp 669-677 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: | Korean Endocrine Society, 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Collection: | LCC:Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology |
| Subject Terms: | diabetes mellitus, diabetes, gestational, diabetes mellitus, type 1, diabetes mellitus, type 2, epidemiology, health expenditures, Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology, RC648-665 |
| More Details: | Diabetes is a serious public health concern that significantly contributes to the global burden of disease. In Korea, the prevalence of diabetes is 12.5% among individuals aged 19 and older, and 14.8% among individuals aged 30 and older as of 2022. The total number of people with diabetes among those aged 19 and older is estimated to be 5.4 million. The incidence of diabetes decreased from 8.1 per 1,000 persons in 2006 to 6.3 per 1,000 persons in 2014, before rising again to 7.5 per 1,000 persons in 2019. Meanwhile, the incidence of type 1 diabetes increased significantly, from 1.1 per 100,000 persons in 1995 to 4.8 per 100,000 persons in 2016, with the prevalence reaching 41.0 per 100,000 persons in 2017. Additionally, the prevalence of gestational diabetes saw a substantial rise from 4.1% in 2007 to 22.3% in 2023. These changes have resulted in increases in the total medical costs for diabetes, covering both outpatient and inpatient services. Therefore, effective diabetes prevention strategies are urgently needed. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English Korean |
| ISSN: | 2093-596X 2093-5978 |
| Relation: | http://www.e-enm.org/upload/pdf/enm-2024-2073.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2093-596X; https://doaj.org/toc/2093-5978 |
| DOI: | 10.3803/EnM.2024.2073 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/bccd88da1cfa4679ba72ae6bd62b17ca |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.bccd88da1cfa4679ba72ae6bd62b17ca |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 2093596X 20935978 |
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| DOI: | 10.3803/EnM.2024.2073 |
| Published in: | Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Language: | English Korean |