J Korean Med Sci.  2017 Jan;32(1):135-142. 10.3346/jkms.2017.32.1.135.

Urologic Diseases in Korean Military Population: a 6-year Epidemiological Review of Medical Records

• Choi SY
• Yoon CG

• KMID: 2417596
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2017.32.1.135

Abstract

We sought to describe the incidence rate of the urologic disease in the Korean military by reviewing diagnoses made in active duty soldiers from 2008 to 2013. A total of 72,248 first visits were generated in the Defense Medical Statistics Information System (DMSIS) with its gradually increasing trend over 6 years. A sharp increase of first visit was observed after implementation of the regular health check-up for all conscripted soldiers since 2013. Urolithiasis, prostatitis, epididymoorchitis, urethritis, and varicocele were prevalent. Prostatitis was the highest diagnosis made in the outpatient service, while varicocele was ranked the highest in the inpatient service. The incidence rates of urologic disease varied from 12.3 to 34.2 cases per 1,000 person-years. The urologic disease in conscripted men showed different distribution when we separated the population into conscripted and professional soldiers. Epididymoorchitis was the highest disease followed by urolithiasis, dysuresia, and balanoposthitis in 2013. This study underscores that the urologic disease has spent significant amount of health care resources in the Korean military. This calls for further study to find any significant difference and contributing factors of the urologic disease in the military and the civilian population.

Keyword

Epidemiology; Military; Urology; Incidence

MeSH Terms

Delivery of Health Care
Diagnosis
Epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Information Systems
Inpatients
Male
Medical Records*
Military Personnel*
Outpatients
Prostatitis
Urethritis
Urolithiasis
Urologic Diseases*
Urology
Varicocele

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