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Table 4 Total cost analysis by age (1000 KRW, 0.89 USD)

From: Cost analysis of depression using the national insurance system in South Korea: a comparison of depression and treatment-resistant depression

 

TRD

Non-TRD

P-value

TRD/non-TRD ratio

PTD patients aged 18–39 (N)

8294

164,113

  

Total cost, won (mean, SD)

4186.4 ± 8013.9

621.9 ± 2707.2

< 0.0001

6.71

 With depression code

2789.7 ± 5915.4

436.2 ± 2095.6

< 0.0001

6.40

 With hospitalization (N, %)

2961 (35.70%)

18,530 (11.29%)

  

 With hospitalization (mean, SD)

5233.5 ± 10,970.8

2750.6 ± 6448.0

< 0.0001

1.90

PTD patients aged 40–59 (N)

15,157

330,818

  

Total cost, won (mean, SD)

7010.9 ± 12,061.7

1151.0 ± 4621.8

< 0.0001

6.09

 With depression code

3895.1 ± 838.9

677.4 ± 3157.4

< 0.0001

5.75

 With hospitalization (N, %)

7545 (49.78%)

58,474 (17.68%)

  

 With hospitalization (mean, SD)

7690.2 ± 13,547.7

3895.6 ± 8070.3

< 0.0001

1.97

PTD patients aged 60+ (N)

11,361

304,951

  

Total cost, won (mean, SD)

7846.0 ± 11,505.0

1755.9 ± 5293.5

< 0.0001

4.47

 With depression code

3373.8 ± 776.5

860.4 ± 3363.1

< 0.0001

3.92

 With hospitalization (N, %)

6740 (59.33%)

72,897 (23.90%)

  

 With hospitalization (mean, SD)

6947.3 ± 11,923.1

4511.0 ± 7556.0

< 0.0001

1.54

  1. TRD treatment-resistant depression, SD standard deviation