Hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease and the number of deaths due to hypertension increases annually. The increasing healthcare costs of hypertension are a major societal and personal issue. By estimating the medical expenses incurred by patients with hypertension, this study aimed to provide information on the additional costs of hypertension and emphasize the importance of blood pressure management. Health Panel data from 2014 to 2018 were used to calculate incremental out-of-pocket healthcare costs associated with hypertension. First, we compared the mean annual differences in medical expenditure of people with and without hypertension each year. Second, we analyzed five-year panel data from 2014 to 2018 using random Generalized Least Squares. In a cross-sectional mean difference analysis, we found that as of 2018, individuals with hypertension spent an average of 545,489 won more per year on healthcare than those without hypertension. In a five-year panel data analysis, hypertension was associated with an average of 338,799 won in medical expenses per year for the same sex, age, income groups, number of cormorbility and other lifestyle factor. Hypertension incurs incremental costs in treating the condition and its complications. This study aimed to provide information on out-of-pocket healthcare costs associated with hypertension. We highlight the importance of ongoing disease management by discussing the financial burden of chronic diseases on individuals. Managing blood pressure at a young age can reduce healthcare costs throughout an individual’s lifetime.

高血压是心血管疾病的重要危险因素，因高血压死亡的人数逐年增加。高血压的医疗费用不断增加是一个重大的社会和个人问题。本研究通过估算高血压患者的医疗费用，旨在提供有关高血压额外费用的信息，并强调血压管理的重要性。2014 年至 2018 年的健康小组数据用于计算与高血压相关的增量自付费用。首先，我们比较了患有和不患有高血压的人每年医疗支出的平均年差异。其次，我们使用随机广义最小二乘法分析了 2014 年至 2018 年的五年面板数据。在横断面均值差异分析中，我们发现，截至 2018 年，高血压患者平均每年在医疗保健上的支出比非高血压患者多 545,489 美元。在一项为期五年的面板数据分析中，对于同一性别、年龄、收入群体、患病人数和其他生活方式因素，高血压与每年平均 338,799 韩元的医疗费用相关。高血压会导致治疗该疾病及其并发症的费用增加。本研究旨在提供与高血压相关的自付费用医疗费用信息。我们通过讨论慢性病对个人的经济负担来强调持续疾病管理的重要性。年轻时控制血压可以降低个人一生的医疗费用。