Lee Sang Min, Hong Minha, Park Saengryeol, Kang Won Sub, Oh In-Hwan
Department of Psychiatry, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, 1 Hoegi-Dong, Dongdaemug-Gu, Seoul, 130-701, South Korea.
Department of Psychiatry, Myongji Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, 55 Hwasu-ro 14 beon-gil, Deogyang-gu, Goyang, 10475, South Korea.
J Eat Disord. 2021 Mar 4;9(1):30. doi: 10.1186/s40337-021-00385-w.
Few studies have investigated the epidemiology of eating disorders using national representative data. In this study, we investigated the treatment prevalence and economic burden of eating disorders in South Korea.
The aim of this study was to estimate the treatment prevalence and the medical expenditure of diagnosed eating disorders (ICD F50.x) in South Korea between 2010 and 2015. We also examined the economic costs of eating disorders, including the direct medical cost, direct non-medical costs, and indirect costs, in order to calculate the economic burden of such disorders.
The total treatment prevalence of eating disorders in South Korea was 12.02 people (per 100,000) in 2010, and 13.28 in 2015. The cost of medical expenditures due to eating disorders increased from USD 1229724 in 2010 to USD 1843706 in 2015. The total economic cost of eating disorders was USD 5455626 in 2015. In 2015, the economic cost and prevalence of eating disorders was the highest in the 20-29 age group.
The results showed the eating disorders are insufficiently managed in the medical insurance system. Further research is therefore warranted to better understand the economic burdens of each type of eating disorder.
很少有研究使用全国代表性数据来调查饮食失调的流行病学情况。在本研究中，我们调查了韩国饮食失调的治疗患病率和经济负担。
本研究的目的是估计2010年至2015年期间韩国确诊的饮食失调（国际疾病分类F50.x）的治疗患病率和医疗支出。我们还研究了饮食失调的经济成本，包括直接医疗成本、直接非医疗成本和间接成本，以便计算此类疾病的经济负担。
韩国饮食失调的总治疗患病率在2010年为每10万人中有12.02人，在2015年为13.28人。饮食失调导致的医疗支出成本从2010年的1229724美元增加到2015年的1843706美元。2015年饮食失调的总经济成本为5455626美元。2015年，饮食失调的经济成本和患病率在20至29岁年龄组中最高。
结果表明医疗保险系统对饮食失调的管理不足。因此，有必要进行进一步的研究，以更好地了解每种饮食失调类型的经济负担。
