The present state of diabetes mellitus in Korea
- Authors
- Kim, Sin Gon; Choi, Dong Seop
- Issue Date
- Sep-2008
- Publisher
- KOREAN MEDICAL ASSOC
- Keywords
- diabetes mellitus; prevalence; epidemic; medical cost; Korea
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, v.51, no.9, pp 791 - 798
- Pages
- 8
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCICANDI
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
- Volume
- 51
- Number
- 9
- Start Page
- 791
- End Page
- 798
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/16814
- DOI
- 10.5124/jkma.2008.51.9.791
- ISSN
- 1975-8456
2093-5951
- Abstract
- Diabetes mellitus has approached to us as a social epidemic in Korea. The prevalence of diabetes in Korea has increased five to six-fold from 1.5% to 7 similar to 9% during the past 30 years. This increasing rate is remarkably high in comparison with those of developed countries such as the USA-doubled during the past 30 years. In addition, diabetic complication is very common in Korean diabetic patients. For example, a total of 70.5% among new patients who were started with renal replacement therapy had diabetes mellitus. Furthermore, diabetes-related mortality has rapidly increased over the last 20 years. The age-sex adjusted mortality rate of diabetic patients was about three-fold higher than those of general population. As a result, medical cost of diabetes mellitus covered by the national health insurance corporation was 3.2 trillion won and accounted for 19.2% of all medical costs. On the other hand, the rate of awareness and treatment in diabetic patients has improved from 1998 to 2005. However, the proportion of adequate glycemic control (HbA1c < 7%) among the treated diabetic patients was only 40%. The comprehensive and integrated health intervention including public approach is urgently needed to control the increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its related undesirable outcomes.
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