A Retrospective Population-Based Survival Study of Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies used nationwide data to assess the survival rates (SRs) and death risk for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH; ICD-10 I27.0) in Korea.

Methods

IPAH data (N = 9,017; female:male = 6:4) were collected from the National Health Insurance Service in Korea, from 2006 through 2017. The data consisted of primary diagnoses related to IPAH. The Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional-hazards analyses were carried out.

Results

The mean age was 62.3 (± 19.4) years, 64.2 (± 18.9) years in female and 59.4 (± 19.8) years in male (P < 0.001). The one-, three-, five- and 10-year SRs for IPAH were 89.0%, 79.8%, 72.3% and 57.0%, respectively. The adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of IPAH was 1.81 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.26-2.59) in 60-69 ag

SUBMITTER: Jang SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8921213 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature