From: Horizontal healthcare utilization inequity in patients with rare diseases in Korea
 | 2006 | 2009 | 2012 | 2015 | 2018 | |||||
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Group | control | case | control | case | control | case | control | case | control | case |
N | 141,493 | 141,493 | 187,269 | 187,269 | 209,415 | 209,415 | 251,971 | 251,971 | 296,846 | 296,846 |
Male % | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
Mean age | 42.5 | 42.5 | 44.4 | 44.4 | 43.4 | 43.4 | 46.9 | 46.9 | 48.8 | 48.8 |
Age group (%) | ||||||||||
 0–1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 2–10 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
 11–20 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
 21–30 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
 31–40 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 9.6 |
 41–50 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 13.5 |
 51–60 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.3 | 18.3 |
 61–70 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 17.5 | 17.5 |
 71–80 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
  > 80 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Income level (%)* | ||||||||||
 0** | 4.35 | 10.04 | 4.5 | 9.26 | 3.89 | 8.41 | 3.48 | 8.22 | 3.63 | 7.88 |
 1 | 8.67 | 7.27 | 6.86 | 6.75 | 7.23 | 7.44 | 7.31 | 7.62 | 7.41 | 7.7 |
 2 | 5.42 | 4.64 | 6.44 | 5.43 | 6.61 | 5.63 | 7.8 | 6.95 | 7.97 | 7.16 |
 3 | 6.21 | 5.17 | 7.01 | 5.98 | 7.43 | 6.48 | 6.05 | 5.3 | 5.99 | 5.31 |
 4 | 8.69 | 7.61 | 7.11 | 6.25 | 6.97 | 6.14 | 7.31 | 6.46 | 7.43 | 6.69 |
 5 | 8.2 | 7.36 | 8.33 | 7.33 | 8.28 | 7.47 | 8.16 | 7.21 | 7.98 | 7.22 |
 6 | 9.07 | 8.21 | 9.43 | 8.6 | 9.02 | 8.15 | 9.03 | 8.17 | 8.84 | 8.14 |
 7 | 9.85 | 8.95 | 10.43 | 9.69 | 10.18 | 9.45 | 10.24 | 9.61 | 10.08 | 9.41 |
 8 | 13.26 | 12.61 | 11.99 | 11.43 | 11.76 | 11.3 | 11.79 | 11.23 | 11.65 | 11.14 |
 9 | 12.87 | 13.13 | 13.56 | 13.61 | 13.66 | 13.52 | 13.61 | 13.51 | 13.67 | 13.53 |
 10 | 13.42 | 15 | 14.36 | 15.67 | 14.96 | 16 | 15.23 | 15.74 | 15.35 | 15.81 |
 Disabled (%)* | 5.7 | 20.1 | 7.1 | 24.1 | 7.1 | 24.1 | 6.9 | 23.8 | 7.1 | 23.5 |
 Chronic condition (N)* | 1.14 | 2.74 | 1.32 | 2.79 | 1.46 | 2.97 | 1.60 | 3.25 | 1.82 | 3.46 |