Information About the Hip
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for hip symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
271 |
735 |
724 |
1,673 |
3,402 |
1999 |
167 |
458 |
1,280 |
1,716 |
3,621 |
2000 |
206 |
290 |
1,417 |
1,960 |
3,874 |
2001 |
278 |
447 |
1,110 |
1,866 |
3,702 |
2002 |
171 |
491 |
1,027 |
1,801 |
3,490 |
2003 |
94 |
689 |
1,459 |
1,900 |
4,141 |
2004 |
165 |
751 |
1,260 |
1,658 |
3,834 |
2005 |
77 |
515 |
1,005 |
1,665 |
3,262 |
2006 |
125 |
647 |
665 |
1,525 |
2,963 |
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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