Table 1 Age-sex prevalence and utilization of patients receiving intra-articular hyaluronic acid treatment in 2004
No. of NHI beneficiaries | No. of HA patients (%) | HA visits per patient in 2004, mean ± SD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Male | Female |
60–69 | 710,174 | 767,070 | 1,477,244 | 3,421 (0.5) | 12,587 (1.6) | 5.6 ± 3.3 | 5.7 ± 3.1 |
70–79 | 547,817 | 492,487 | 1,040,664 | 5,298 (1.0) | 10,715 (2.2) | 5.7 ± 3.5 | 5.8 ± 3.4 |
≧ 80 | 191,697 | 199,614 | 391,311 | 1,654 (0.9) | 2,192 (1.1) | 5.6 ± 3.5 | 5.4 ± 3.2 |