Figure 1Age and sex specific prevalence of epilepsy in Korea, 2010.
Table 1.Age and sex specific economic burden of epilepsy in Korea, 2010
Age (y) |
Total |
Male |
Female |
0-9 |
63 399 (11.8) |
39 373 (11.3) |
24 025 (12.7) |
10-19 |
67 806 (12.7) |
39 493 (11.4) |
28 313 (15.0) |
20-29 |
92 151 (17.2) |
54 109 (15.6) |
38 042 (20.2) |
30-39 |
87 447 (16.3) |
53 931 (15.5) |
33 516 (17.8) |
40-49 |
108 852 (20.3) |
80 511 (23.2) |
28 340 (15.0) |
50-59 |
81 060 (15.1) |
60 986 (17.6) |
20 073 (10.6) |
60-69 |
17 843 (3.3) |
10 582 (3.0) |
7260 (3.9) |
70-79 |
12 889 (2.4) |
6633 (1.9) |
6255 (3.3) |
80-89 |
4222 (0.8) |
1700 (0.5) |
2522 (1.3) |
≥90 |
318 (0.1) |
86 (0.0) |
232 (0.1) |
All |
535 991 (100.0) |
347 408 (100.0) |
188 583 (100.0) |
Table 2.Cost of epilepsy in Korea, 2010
Type of cost |
|
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Direct medical cost |
OP |
Paid by insurer |
12 291 |
9039 |
21 331 |
|
|
Paid by patient |
6149 |
4789 |
10 938 |
|
|
Prescribed pharmacuetics |
40 897 |
32 548 |
73 445 |
|
|
Non-covered |
13 114 |
10 249 |
23 363 |
|
IP |
Paid by insurer |
27 653 |
19 531 |
47 184 |
|
|
Paid by patient |
4409 |
3389 |
7797 |
|
|
Non-covered |
7086 |
5065 |
12 152 |
Total direct medical cost |
|
|
111 599 (32.1) |
84 610 (44.9) |
196 208 (36.6) |
Direct non-medical cost |
|
Transportation (IP) |
340 |
217 |
557 |
|
|
Transportation (OP) |
1012 |
786 |
1797 |
|
|
Caregiving cost (IP) |
16 712 |
10 054 |
26 766 |
|
|
Caregiving cost (OP) |
3615 |
2810 |
6425 |
Total direct non-medical cost |
|
|
21 679 (6.2) |
13 867 (7.4) |
35 546 (6.6) |
Indirect cost |
|
Productivity losses (IP) |
19 327 |
5740 |
25 067 |
|
|
Productivity losses (OP) |
26 778 |
13 489 |
40 267 |
|
|
Cost of premature death |
168 025 |
70 878 |
238 903 |
Total indirect cost |
|
|
214 130 (51.7) |
90 107 (47.8) |
304 237 (56.8) |
Total cost |
|
|
347 408 |
188 583 |
535 991 |