TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Decreasing incidence and mortality in traumatic brain injury in Korea, 2008-2017: a population-based longitudinal study
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Kim, Han-Kyoul
A1  - Leigh, Ja-Ho
A1  - Lee, Ye Seol
A1  - Choi, Yoonjeong
A1  - Kim, Yoon
A1  - Kim, Jeong Eun
A1  - Cho, Won-Sang
A1  - Seo, Han Gil
A1  - Oh, Byung-Mo
SP  - e6197
EP  - e6197
VL  - 17
IS  - 17
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176197
ID  - ref1
ER  -