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Table 4 Monthly incidents of medical and surgical procedures relating to diabetic complications in the study cohort

From: Effects of a price cut reform on the cost and utilization of antidiabetic drugs in Korea: a national health insurance database study

 

2009

April 2009 to March 2010

2010

April 2010 to March 2011

2011

April 2011 to March 2012

2012

April 2012 to March 2013

Episodes per 1000 patients

Episodes per 1000 patients

Annual growth (%)

Episodes per 1000 patients

Annual growth (%)

Episodes per 1000 patients

Annual growth (%)

diabetic retinopathy, monthly

0.27

0.29

+ 0.02 (7%)

0.30

+ 0.01 (3%)

0.30

0.0 (0%)

diabetic cataract, monthly

1.98

2.08

+ 0.1 (5%)

2.19

+ 0.11 (5%)

2.23

+ 0.04 (2%)

diabetic nephropathy, monthly

0.47

0.67

+ 0.2 (43%)

0.74

+ 0.07 (10%)

0.75

+ 0.01 (1%)

cardiovascular complications of diabetics, monthly

2.49

2.84

+ 0.35 (14%)

2.90

+ 0.06 (2%)

2.76

−0.14 (−5%)

diabetic foot lesions, monthly

0.40

0.53

+ 0.13 (33%)

0.62

+ 0.09 (17%)

0.68

+ 0.06 (10%)