, Kyoung-Hoon Kim
Department of Health Administration, Kongju National University College of Nursing and Health, Gongju, Korea
© 2026, Korean Society of Epidemiology
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| Characteristics | Category | Total | CDMP | Non-CDMP | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,817,682 (100) | 49,449 (2.7) | 1,768,233 (97.3) | ||
| Age (yr) | Mean±SD | 61.6±12.6 | 62.2±11.3 | 61.5±12.7 | <0.001 |
| 18–44 | 163,346 (9.0) | 2,995 (6.1) | 160,351 (9.1) | <0.001 | |
| 45–64 | 912,457 (50.2) | 25,668 (51.9) | 886,789 (50.2) | ||
| ≥65 | 741,879 (40.8) | 20,786 (42.0) | 721,093 (40.8) | ||
| Sex | Male | 975,975 (53.7) | 26,558 (53.7) | 949,417 (53.7) | 0.948 |
| Female | 841,707 (46.3) | 22,891 (46.3) | 818,816 (46.3) | ||
| Type of health insurance | National Health Insurance | 1,718,000 (94.5) | 44,511 (90.0) | 1,673,489 (94.6) | <0.001 |
| Medical Aid | 99,682 (5.5) | 4,938 (10.0) | 94,744 (5.4) | ||
| CCI | 0 | 473,897 (26.1) | 8,195 (16.6) | 465,702 (26.3) | <0.001 |
| 1 | 604,374 (33.3) | 15,681 (31.7) | 588,693 (33.3) | ||
| 2 | 406,730 (22.4) | 12,938 (26.2) | 393,792 (22.3) | ||
| ≥3 | 332,681 (18.3) | 12,635 (25.6) | 320,046 (18.1) | ||
| Previous outpatient care for DM | No | 347,393 (19.1) | 2,752 (5.6) | 344,641 (19.5) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 1,470,289 (80.9) | 46,697 (94.4) | 1,423,592 (80.5) |
| Variables | Cases with at least 1 adverse outcome |
Incident ischemic heart disease |
Incident stroke |
Diabetes-related hospitalization |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-CDMP | p-value | CDMP | p-value | Non-CDMP | p-value | CDMP | p-value | Non-CDMP | p-value | CDMP | p-value | Non-CDMP | p-value | CDMP | p-value | |
| Total | 297,718 (16.8) | 7,730 (15.6) | 154,541 (8.7) | 4,277 (8.6) | 94,236 (5.3) | 2,367 (4.8) | 83,635 (4.7) | 1,856 (3.8) | ||||||||
| Age (yr) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||||
| 18–44 | 12,048 (7.5) | 222 (7.4) | 5,040 (3.1) | 116 (3.9) | 1,396 (0.9) | 18 (0.6) | 6,274 (3.9) | 101 (3.4) | ||||||||
| 45–64 | 115,996 (13.1) | 3,220 (12.5) | 64,539 (7.3) | 1,870 (7.3) | 27,240 (3.1) | 760 (3.0) | 35,137 (4.0) | 858 (3.3) | ||||||||
| ≥65 | 169,674 (25.5) | 4,288 (20.6) | 84,962 (11.8) | 2,291 (11.0) | 65,600 (9.1) | 1,589 (7.6) | 42,224 (5.9) | 897 (4.3) | ||||||||
| Sex | <0.001 | 0.003 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.326 | 0.166 | 0.017 | ||||||||
| Male | 160,831 (16.9) | 4,270 (16.1) | 86,431 (9.1) | 2,412 (9.1) | 48,668 (5.1) | 1,248 (4.7) | 44,711 (4.7) | 1,047 (3.9) | ||||||||
| Female | 136,887 (16.7) | 3,460 (15.1) | 68,110 (8.3) | 1,865 (8.2) | 45,568 (5.6) | 1,119 (4.9) | 38,924 (4.8) | 809 (3.5) | ||||||||
| Type of insurance | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||||
| National Health Insurance | 273,880 (16.4) | 6,593 (14.8) | 143,530 (8.6) | 3,698 (8.3) | 85,741 (5.1) | 1,974 (4.4) | 75,741 (4.5) | 1,547 (3.5) | ||||||||
| Medical Aid | 23,838 (25.2) | 1,137 (23.0) | 11,011 (11.6) | 579 (11.7) | 8,495 (9.0) | 393 (8.0) | 7,894 (8.3) | 309 (6.3) | ||||||||
| CCI | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||||
| 0 | 62,777 (13.5) | 971 (11.9) | 29,994 (6.4) | 490 (6.0) | 19,862 (4.3) | 301 (3.7) | 19,535 (4.2) | 261 (3.2) | ||||||||
| 1 | 89,460 (15.2) | 2,069 (13.2) | 45,648 (7.8) | 1,149 (7.3) | 27,624 (4.7) | 594 (3.8) | 25,748 (4.4) | 499 (3.2) | ||||||||
| 2 | 72,180 (18.3) | 2,081 (16.1) | 38,409 (9.8) | 1,120 (8.7) | 22,723 (5.8) | 658 (5.1) | 19,562 (5.0) | 513 (4.0) | ||||||||
| ≥3 | 73,301 (22.9) | 2,609 (20.7) | 40,490 (12.7) | 1,518 (12.0) | 24,027 (7.5) | 814 (6.4) | 18,790 (5.9) | 583 (4.6) | ||||||||
| Previous outpatient care for DM | <0.001 | 0.005 | <0.001 | 0.529 | <0.001 | 0.628 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||||
| No | 43,431 (12.6) | 378 (13.7) | 24,910 (7.2) | 229 (8.3) | 13,688 (4.0) | 137 (5.0) | 8,369 (2.4) | 44 (1.6) | ||||||||
| Yes | 254,287 (17.9) | 7,352 (15.7) | 129,631 (9.1) | 4,048 (8.7) | 80,548 (5.7) | 2,230 (4.8) | 75,266 (5.3) | 1,812 (3.9) | ||||||||
| Variables | Category | Cases with at least 1 adverse outcome | p-value | Incident ischemic heart disease | p-value | Incident stroke | Diabetes-related hospitalization | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Non-CDMP | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| CDMP | 0.87 (0.85, 0.89) | <0.001 | 0.94 (0.91, 0.97) | <0.001 | 0.85 (0.82, 0.89) | <0.001 | 0.73 (0.70, 0.76) | <0.001 | |
| Age (yr) | 18–44 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| 45–64 | 1.68 (1.64, 1.71) | <0.001 | 2.23 (2.17, 2.29) | <0.001 | 3.42 (3.24, 3.61) | <0.001 | 0.89 (0.87, 0.92) | <0.001 | |
| ≥65 | 3.10 (3.04, 3.16) | <0.001 | 3.59 (3.49, 3.69) | <0.001 | 10.22 (9.69, 10.78) | <0.001 | 1.26 (1.22, 1.29) | <0.001 | |
| Sex | Male | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Female | 0.83 (0.82, 0.83) | <0.001 | 0.77 (0.77, 0.78) | <0.001 | 0.83 (0.82, 0.85) | <0.001 | 0.92 (0.91, 0.93) | <0.001 | |
| Type of health insurance | National Health Insurance | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Medical Aid | 1.43 (1.41, 1.44) | <0.001 | 1.21 (1.19, 1.23) | <0.001 | 1.51 (1.47, 1.54) | <0.001 | 1.75 (1.71, 1.79) | <0.001 | |
| CCI | 0 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| 1 | 1.08 (1.07, 1.09) | <0.001 | 1.17 (1.16, 1.19) | <0.001 | 1.02 (1.00, 1.04) | 0.042 | 0.98 (0.96, 1.00) | 0.033 | |
| 2 | 1.25 (1.24, 1.27) | <0.001 | 1.42 (1.40, 1.44) | <0.001 | 1.13 (1.11, 1.16) | <0.001 | 1.08 (1.06, 1.10) | <0.001 | |
| ≥3 | 1.49 (1.48, 1.51) | <0.001 | 1.77 (1.74, 1.79) | <0.001 | 1.31 (1.28, 1.33) | <0.001 | 1.22 (1.20, 1.25) | <0.001 | |
| Previous outpatient care for DM | No | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Yes | 1.20 (1.19, 1.21) | <0.001 | 1.04 (1.03, 1.06) | <0.001 | 1.11 (1.09, 1.13) | <0.001 | 1.98 (1.93, 2.02) | <0.001 |
Values are presented as number (%). CDMP, chronic disease management program; SD, standard deviation; CCI, Charlson comorbidity index; DM, diabetes mellitus.
CDMP, chronic disease management program; CCI, Charlson comorbidity index; DM, diabetes mellitus.
Values are presented as hazard ratio (95% confidence interval). CDMP, chronic disease management program; CCI, Charlson comorbidity index; DM, diabetes mellitus.