Digestive
Disorders
(Data
are for U.S. for year in parentheses)
Morbidity
Number
of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed ulcers: 15.6 million (2002)
Percent
of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed ulcers: 7.6 (2002)
Source: Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2002, tables 7, 8
Health
care use
Ambulatory
care
Number
of visits to office-based physicians for digestive system symptoms: 35.1
million (2002)
Source: National
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Summary
Number
of visits to hospital outpatient departments for digestive system
symptoms: 3.0 million (2001)
Source: National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Outpatient Department
Summary
Number
of visits to emergency departments for digestive system symptoms: 3.3
million
Source:
National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Emergency Department
Summary
More
data
Frequencies
and percents of adults with ulcers by age,
sex, and race/ethnicity Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2002, tables 7, 8
Related
links
National
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
This page last reviewed
September 03, 2004
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