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. 2016 Jul 22;31(10):1579–1585. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.10.1579

Table 3. Trends in prevalence of myeloproliferative neoplasm in Korea from 2003 to 2011, estimated with number of cases registered to Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service of Korea.

MPN type Sex Year
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
MPN total Total Cases 2,284 2,737 3,180 3,696 3,942 4,293 4,883 5,295 7,241
CR 6.04 7.10 7.99 9.10 9.62 9.99 11.03 11.67 12.56
ASR 5.48 6.28 6.89 7.70 7.89 7.94 8.46 8.65 9.02
Men Cases 1,216 1,456 1,686 1,932 2,088 2,239 2,546 2,721 3,603
CR 4.99 5.92 6.82 7.82 8.37 8.92 10.07 10.82 14.11
ASR 4.48 5.22 5.82 6.50 6.75 6.94 7.54 7.78 10.00
Women Cases 1,068 1,281 1,494 1,764 1,854 2,054 2,337 2,574 3,638
CR 4.42 5.27 6.11 7.20 7.50 8.25 9.33 10.21 14.34
ASR 4.05 4.73 5.34 6.21 6.25 6.70 7.36 7.84 10.84
PV Total Cases 1,188 1,364 1,516 1,673 1,749 1,824 2,006 2,114 2,304
CR 2.45 2.79 3.08 3.40 3.52 3.65 3.99 4.18 4.53
ASR 2.24 2.48 2.67 2.90 2.91 2.92 3.09 3.15 3.28
Men Cases 688 813 907 1,033 1,096 1,138 1,243 1,285 1,386
CR 2.82 3.31 3.67 4.18 4.39 4.53 4.92 5.16 5.43
ASR 2.55 2.92 3.16 3.53 3.60 3.61 3.78 3.80 3.91
Women Cases 500 551 609 640 653 686 763 829 918
CR 2.07 2.27 2.49 2.61 2.64 2.76 3.05 3.29 3.62
ASR 1.88 2.02 2.15 2.23 2.17 2.19 2.34 2.45 2.59
MF Total Cases 375 488 609 750 851 905 1,065 1,180 1,322
CR 0.77 1.00 1.24 1.52 1.71 1.81 2.12 2.33 2.60
ASR 0.69 0.88 1.06 1.27 1.38 1.41 1.59 1.70 1.83
Men Cases 216 266 317 370 417 442 546 597 659
CR 0.89 1.08 1.28 1.50 1.67 1.76 2.16 2.35 2.58
ASR 0.78 0.93 1.06 1.20 1.30 1.30 1.53 1.61 1.72
Women Cases 159 222 292 380 434 463 519 583 663
CR 0.66 0.91 1.19 1.55 1.76 1.86 2.07 2.31 2.61
ASR 0.60 0.82 1.04 1.33 1.45 1.51 1.62 1.77 1.93
ET Total Cases 721 885 1,055 1,273 1,342 1,564 1,812 2,001 3,615
CR 1.48 1.81 2.15 2.59 2.70 3.13 3.60 3.96 7.10
ASR 1.36 1.60 1.88 2.21 2.24 2.51 2.81 2.99 5.33
Men Cases 312 377 462 529 575 659 757 839 1,558
CR 1.28 1.53 1.87 2.14 2.31 2.63 2.99 3.31 6.10
ASR 1.15 1.37 1.60 1.77 1.85 2.03 2.23 2.37 4.37
Women Cases 409 508 593 744 767 905 1,055 1,162 2,057
CR 1.69 2.09 2.43 3.04 3.10 3.63 4.21 4.61 8.11
ASR 1.57 1.89 2.15 2.65 2.63 3.00 3.40 3.62 6.32

CR, crude rate; ASR, age-standardized rate; MPN, myeloproliferative neoplasm; PV, polycythemia vera; MF, primary myelofibrosis; ET, essential thrombocythemia.