Information About the Foot and Toe
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for foot and toe symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
767 |
1,621 |
2,004 |
1,823 |
6,216 |
1999 |
984 |
1,184 |
1,409 |
1,238 |
4,815 |
2000 |
1,013 |
911 |
2,184 |
1,726 |
5,833 |
2001 |
687 |
1,774 |
2,001 |
1,741 |
6,203 |
2002 |
870 |
1,184 |
2,345 |
1,550 |
5,950 |
2003 |
623 |
1,115 |
2,039 |
1,467 |
5,243 |
2004 |
457 |
1,317 |
2,013 |
946 |
4,732 |
2005 |
955 |
804 |
1,860 |
2,027 |
5,646 |
2006 |
596 |
1,345 |
2,179 |
2,118 |
6,237 |
Source: Reason for Visits to Physician - National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 1998-2006. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Center for Health Statistics.
Note: Information in the figure and table represents the reason listed as the “most important reason” for visit.
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