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. 2019 Aug 14;19:1112. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7439-0

Table 2.

Prevalence, cumulative incidence, and incidence density of ASCVD and risk factors for ASCVD

Disease 2014 2015
Prevalence (Rate per 1000 individuals) Cumulative incidence (Rate per 1000 individuals) Incidence density (Rate per 1000 PYs) Prevalence (Rate per 1000 individuals) Cumulative incidence (Rate per 1000 individuals) Incidence density (Rate per 1000 Pys)
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
ASCVD Total
 Crude population 93.27 103.14 98.25 60.07 70.51 65.30 62.40 73.65 68.03 96.52 105.62 101.11 62.15 71.93 67.05 64.66 75.22 69.94
 Age-adjusteda 72.48 82.96 77.81 54.97 67.94 61.47 61.65 77.79 69.71 72.95 82.97 78.07 54.29 66.29 60.32 60.62 75.46 68.06
Angina
 Crude population 36.10 33.10 34.59 15.18 15.20 15.19 15.30 15.32 15.31 36.65 32.77 34.69 14.07 13.61 13.84 14.17 13.71 13.93
 Age-adjusteda 28.05 26.38 27.29 12.86 13.03 12.95 13.05 13.24 13.14 27.53 25.32 26.52 11.61 11.37 11.50 11.76 11.53 11.65
Ischemic stroke
 Crude population 18.66 18.55 18.60 6.15 6.70 6.43 6.17 6.72 6.45 18.83 18.41 18.62 6.04 6.51 6.28 6.06 6.53 6.30
 Age-adjusteda 13.53 13.93 13.81 4.74 5.37 5.07 4.79 5.43 5.13 13.15 13.38 13.35 4.46 5.02 4.76 4.50 5.08 4.81
Myocardial infarction
 Crude population 7.12 3.60 5.34 2.72 1.90 2.31 2.72 1.90 2.31 7.54 3.70 5.61 2.79 1.93 2.36 2.79 1.93 2.36
 Age-adjusteda 5.48 2.75 4.16 2.16 1.50 1.84 2.16 1.50 1.84 5.64 2.75 4.25 2.15 1.49 1.83 2.16 1.50 1.84
Transient ischemic attack
 Crude population 5.44 6.81 6.13 3.06 3.92 3.49 3.06 3.93 3.50 5.25 6.46 5.86 2.91 3.64 3.28 2.91 3.65 3.28
 Age-adjusteda 4.16 5.43 4.80 2.42 3.22 2.82 2.43 3.23 2.83 3.91 5.03 4.47 2.25 2.93 2.59 2.25 2.94 2.60
Coronary revascularization
 Crude population 5.12 3.14 4.12 4.74 2.98 3.85 4.75 2.99 3.86 5.13 3.05 4.08 4.78 2.91 3.83 4.79 2.91 3.84
 Age-adjusteda 3.98 2.47 3.25 3.70 2.36 3.05 3.72 2.37 3.06 3.87 2.33 3.13 3.63 2.24 2.95 3.65 2.25 2.97
Peripheral artery disease
 Crude population 46.89 59.97 53.49 23.19 32.62 27.91 23.46 33.16 28.30 49.97 63.42 56.75 24.93 34.49 29.72 25.24 35.08 30.16
 Age-adjusteda 36.56 48.86 42.70 19.68 29.04 24.32 20.15 29.98 25.01 38.02 50.64 44.32 20.63 30.00 25.27 21.13 30.95 25.99
Risk factors for ASCVD
 Diabetes
  Crude population 103.95 96.14 100.01 36.94 37.08 37.01 37.63 37.77 37.70
  Age-adjusteda 82.92 77.80 80.36 33.74 34.74 34.19 34.77 35.93 35.29
 Hypertension
  Crude population 173.63 177.26 175.46 34.96 28.15 31.54 35.58 28.55 32.04
  Age-adjusteda 136.81 138.15 137.29 35.23 32.87 33.75 36.38 34.35 35.02
 Dyslipidemia
  Crude population 171.52 201.09 186.43 91.08 106.33 98.63 95.38 112.24 103.70
  Age-adjusteda 146.06 169.94 157.64 88.48 109.44 98.24 94.20 119.64 105.86

ASCVD atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, Pys person-years

aThese morbidities are annually age adjusted for the standard population of South Korea in 2005