@article{ref1,
title="Decreasing incidence and mortality in traumatic brain injury in Korea, 2008-2017: a population-based longitudinal study",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2020",
author="Kim, Han-Kyoul and Leigh, Ja-Ho and Lee, Ye Seol and Choi, Yoonjeong and Kim, Yoon and Kim, Jeong Eun and Cho, Won-Sang and Seo, Han Gil and Oh, Byung-Mo",
volume="17",
number="17",
pages="e6197-e6197",
abstract="Traumatic brain injury (TBI), a global public health concern, may lead to death and major disability. While various short-term, small-sample, and cross-sectional studies on TBI have been conducted in South Korea, there is a lack of clarity on the nationwide longitudinal TBI trends in the country. This retrospective study investigated the epidemiological TBI trends in South Korea, using a population-based dataset of the National Health Insurance (2008-2017). The crude and age adjusted TBI incidence and mortality values were calculated and stratified by age, sex, and TBI diagnosis. The age-adjusted incidence per 100,000 people increased until 2010 and showed a decreasing trend (475.8 cases in 2017) thereafter; however, a continuously decreasing age-adjusted mortality trend was observed (42.9 cases in 2008, 11.3 in 2017). The crude incidence rate increased continually in those aged >70 years across all the TBI diagnostic categories. The mortality per 100,000 people was significantly higher among participants aged ≥70 years than in the other age groups. We observed changing trends in the TBI incidence, with a continuously decreasing overall incidence and a rapidly increasing incidence and high mortality values in older adults. Our findings highlight the importance of active TBI prevention in elderly people.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph17176197",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176197"
}