The Estimated Prevalence and Incidence of Endometriosis With the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort (NHIS-NSC): A National Population-Based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence and prevalence of endometriosis remain unclear due to diagnostic difficulties. Especially, there has been little information regarding the population-based epidemiology of endometriosis. The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence and incidence of endometriosis in Korea based on the health insurance claims data.

Methods

This study is a retrospective cohort study using the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort, which correspond to approximately 1 million Korean populations from 2002 to 2013. Patients aged 15-54 years were selected, and the prevalence and incidence of endometriosis were estimated by time and age groups.

Results

The age-adjusted prevalence rate of endometriosis also increased from 2.12 per 1,

SUBMITTER: Kim H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8593577 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature