Healthcare usage and cost for plantar fasciitis: a retrospective observational analysis of the 2010–2018 health insurance review and assessment service national patient sample data

Table 1 Patient characteristics

Category		Patient
		Total (2010–2018)		Visited a Western medicine institution only (2010–2018)		Visited a Korean medicine institution only (2010–2018)		Visited both institutions (2010–2018)
		n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Age (years)	< 15	1948	3.24	1659	3.67	272	2.34	17	0.53
	15–24	4059	6.76	3358	7.42	608	5.22	93	2.92
	25–34	7645	12.72	6044	13.36	1302	11.18	299	9.39
	35–44	11,740	19.54	9129	20.18	2031	17.44	580	18.21
	45–54	15,654	26.06	11,690	25.84	2989	25.66	975	30.61
	55–64	11,611	19.33	8402	18.57	2436	20.91	773	24.27
	65–74	5710	9.5	3836	8.48	1505	12.92	369	11.59
	≥ 75	1712	2.85	1128	2.49	505	4.34	79	2.48
Gender	Men	25,405	42.29	19,420	42.92	4789	41.11	1196	37.55
Gender	Women	34,674	57.71	25,826	57.08	6859	58.89	1989	62.45
Payer type	National Health Insurance *	58,548	97.45	44,103	97.47	11,325	97.23	3120	97.96
	Medicaid	1503	2.5	1115	2.46	323	2.77	65	2.04
	Others	28	0.05	28	0.06	-	-	-	-

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