Table 2.
Comparison of healthcare use and medical costs.
| Total (N = 44,119) |
BE with GORD (n = 10,043) |
BE without GORD (n = 34,076) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare use | ||||
| Number of all-cause OPD visits (/person/year) | 34.0 ± 32.0 | 47.6 ± 38.6 | 30.0 ± 28.6 | <0.001 |
| Number of respiratory disease-related OPD visits (/person/year) | 7.2 ± 9.0 | 8.6 ± 10.6 | 6.8 ± 8.5 | <0.001 |
| Number of all-cause ER visits or hospitalizations (/person/year) | 1.2 ± 3.0 | 1.7 ± 3.3 | 1.1 ± 2.8 | <0.001 |
| Number of respiratory disease-related ER visits or hospitalizations (/person/year) | 0.3 ± 1.1 | 0.4 ± 1.4 | 0.3 ± 0.9 | <0.001 |
| Medical costs | ||||
| Total medical costs (Euro a /person/year) | 2509.6 ± 5005.5 | 3564.5 ± 6372.6 | 2198.7 ± 4477.4 | <0.001 |
| Respiratory disease-related medical costs (Euro a /person/year) | 562.6 ± 2021.2 | 773.9 ± 2717.1 | 500.3 ± 1759.7 | <0.001 |
BE, bronchiectasis; ER, emergency room; GORD, gastro-oesophageal reflux; OPD, outpatient department.
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
a
One Euro = 1341.9 Won (27 April 2021).