The National Health Insurance Corporation (Chairman Yong-Ik Kim) announced the health insurance treatment status of ‘urolithiasis (N20~N23)’ diseases from 2016 to 2020 using health insurance treatment data.
The number of patients increased by 25,000 from 278,000 in 2016 to 303,000 in 2020, with an average annual increase rate of 2.2%.
The number of men increased by 10.6% (19,000 people) from 183,000 in 2016 to 203,000 in 2020, and the number of women increased by 5.9% (6) from 95,000 in 2016 to 100,000 in 2020. thousand) increased.
Looking at the composition of the number of patients treated by age group for ‘urolithiasis’ disease as of 2020, of the total number of patients (303,000), those in their 50s accounted for 24.1% (73,000), and those in their 40s accounted for 20.7% (60,000). 3,000) and those in their 60s accounted for 20.7% (63,000 people).
For men, 23.1% in their 50s, 23.1% in their 40s, and 18.7% in their 60s were in that order, and for women, those in their 50s accounted for the highest at 26.0%, followed by those in their 60s and 40s with 24.9%, respectively. accounted for 16.0%.
In particular, there were more males than females in all age groups.
Professor Sung-gu Kang of the Department of Urology at the National Health Insurance Ilsan Hospital said, “The reason that men have more patients than women is because of the hypothesis that the male hormone (testosterone) increases the concentration of oxalic acid in the urine, and lifestyle habits such as drinking and diet and physical conditions such as obesity. may have an impact on the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases.”
Looking at the number of ‘urolithiasis’ patients per 100,000 population by year, the number of urolithiasis patients was 591 in 2020, an increase of 7.8% from 548 in 2016, and the number of men increased from 719 in 2016 to 788 in 2020, and the number of women in 2016. The number increased from 375 to 392 in 2020.
When looking at the number of ‘urolithiasis’ patients per 100,000 population by age group, those in their 60s accounted for the most with 958.
Breaking down by gender, males in their 60s had the most with 1,187, followed by 1,099 in their 40s, and 1,087 in their 50s.
Lastly, looking at the average monthly monthly average for five years from 2016 to 2020, the number of patients treated for ‘urolithiasis’ disease was found to be the largest in summer (August).
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