Information About the Foot and Toe
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for foot and toe symptoms or complaints (by sex)
Year |
Men |
Women |
Total |
1998 |
2,611 |
3,605 |
6,216 |
1999 |
2,033 |
2,782 |
4,815 |
2000 |
2,656 |
3,177 |
5,833 |
2001 |
2,355 |
3,848 |
6,203 |
2002 |
2,884 |
3,066 |
5,950 |
2003 |
1,908 |
3,335 |
5,243 |
2004 |
2,312 |
2,420 |
4,732 |
2005 |
1,946 |
3,700 |
5,646 |
2006 |
3,102 |
3,135 |
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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