Information About the Low Back
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for low back symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
99 |
2,286 |
1,883 |
1,750 |
6,017 |
1999 |
146 |
3,655 |
3,131 |
2,255 |
9,186 |
2000 |
410 |
1,553 |
1,497 |
1,566 |
5,026 |
2001 |
331 |
2,933 |
3,066 |
2,431 |
8,761 |
2002 |
339 |
2,259 |
2,019 |
2,479 |
7,095 |
2003 |
285 |
2,268 |
2,700 |
1,987 |
7,240 |
2004 |
83 |
3,055 |
4,101 |
1,421 |
8,660 |
2005 |
391 |
2,747 |
2,961 |
3,050 |
9,149 |
2006 |
114 |
2,372 |
4,138 |
2,245 |
8,869 |
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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