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This study investigated changes in the nationwide incidence of SAT during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is a retrospective, cross-sectional population-based study. Data regarding SAT and related viral diseases, including COVID-19, from 2017 to 2020 were collected from the National Health Insurance Service and Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency databases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In a total of 15,447 patients, 2484 men and 12,963 women diagnosed with SAT from 2017 to 2020 were included in this study. The incidence of SAT was significantly higher in 2020 than in 2017\u20132019 (8.30 vs. 7.27 per 100,000 persons,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), while the incidence of SAT-related respiratory viral diseases, except for COVID-19, markedly decreased in 2020. The peak age of SAT incidence in 2020 was 50\u201359 years, and the women-to-men ratio was 5.4 (similar to that in 2017\u20132019). Corticosteroids were prescribed more often (72% vs. 58%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and the prescription rate exceeding 1 month was significantly higher (45% vs. 40%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.01) in 2020 than in 2017\u20132019.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The incidence of SAT increased in 2020 in association with COVID-19. 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