KMID : 0371020150480040180
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Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health 2015 Volume.48 No. 4 p.180 ~ p.187
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The Economic Burden of Cancers Attributable to Metabolic Syndrome in Korea
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Kim Dong-Woo
Yoon Seok-Jun Gong Young-Hoon Kim Young-Ae Seo Hye-Young Yoon Ji-Hyun Kim A-Rim
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Abstract
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Objectives: Metabolic syndrome is an important etiologic factor in the development of certain types of cancers. The economic cost of the treatment of cancer has been steadily increasing. We therefore estimated the economic burden of cancers attributable to metabolic syndrome in Korea.
Methods: We reviewed metabolic syndrome-related cancers and relative risk and then calculated population attributable fractions. We analyzed insurance claims data for metabolic syndrome-related cancers in 2012 in order to estimate the direct costs associated with these cancers, including hospitalization, outpatient visits, transportation costs, and caregivers¡¯ costs as well as indirect costs such as loss of productivity due to cancer treatment and premature death.
Results: In 2012, 18 070 patients in Korea had cancers attributable to metabolic syndrome. The economic burden was USD 199.8 million and the direct and indirect costs were USD 124.5 million and USD 75.3 million, respectively.
Conclusions: We estimated the economic burden of cancers attributable to metabolic syndrome in Korea and the efforts are necessary to reduce this burden.
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KEYWORD
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Metabolic syndrome, Neoplasm, Economic burden
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