Table 5 Associations with direct medical costs in the 5-year period following the first psychiatric hospitalization^a

Intercept (KRW)

15,984,707 (13,381,200–19,122,894)

179.48 (< 0.001)

11,944,384 (9,353,789–15,299,123)

128.224 (< 0.001)

16,207,654 (13,741,233–19,141,432)

192.677 (< 0.001)

11,444,542 (9,010,832–14,577,330)

130.059 (< 0.001)

MPR^b

0.985 (0.902–1.074)

-0.345 (0.730)

0.968 (0.860–1.090)

-0.527 (0.599)

1.051 (0.968–1.140)

1.176 (0.240)

0.993 (0.883–1.115)

-0.123 (0.902)

Duration from diagnosis to first psychiatric admission (weeks)

1.004 (1.000–1.006)

2.808 (0.005)

1.004 (1.001–1.008)

2.386 (0.017)

1.003 (1.001–1.006)

2.938 (0.003)

1.004 (1.001–1.008)

2.451 (0.014)