Table 4.

Annual health care utilization and costs per patient by age and by sex in Korea, 2005

CHD, coronary heart disease; MI, myocardial infarction.

¹IP=inpatient days per patient, total IP was divided by the number of inpatients to determine IP in each age group. ²OP=average number of outpatient visit per patient, total OP was divided by the number of outpatients to determine OP in each age group. ³Costs ($)=per patient cost, total costs were divided by the number of total treated patients to determine per-patient costs in each age group. $1=₩1024 (2005).