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  Table 1: Number of People with Care for Selected Conditions by Type of Service: United States, 2006
Number of People is Reported in Thousands
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Conditions   Total Persons
Hospital
Outpatient or
Office-Based
Provider Visits		 Hospital
Inpatient
Stays		 Emergency
Room
Visits		 Prescribed
Medicines		 Dental
Visits		 Home
Health
Heart conditions 13,953 2,927 3,056 14,622 -- 1,102 19,711
Trauma-related disorders 26,763 1,840 12,729 14,644 -- 681 34,899
Cancer 10,615 966 262 3,822 -- 547 11,114
Mental disorders 20,762 906 1,217 30,309 -- 1,664 36,246
COPD, asthma 28,975 1,205 2,908 41,927 -- 952 48,455
Hypertension 25,775 523 813 44,421 -- 853 45,795
Diabetes mellitus 14,585 485 520 17,141 -- 687 18,268
Osteoarthritis and other non-traumatic joint disorders 16,308 622 760 13,647 -- 1,007 21,491
Normal birth/live born 6,175 3,648 767 3,308 -- 135 6,612
Back problems 17,932 475 1,097 9,910 -- 495 20,487
Hyperlipidemia 15,889 64* 61* 27,889 -- 196 29,884
Other circulatory conditions arteries, veins, and lymphatics 5,068 964 601 4,189 -- 327 7,038
Kidney Disease 3,076 586 995 2,291 -- 263 4,198
Other CNS disorders 11,933 373 856 7,248 -- 430 14,540
Disorders of the upper GI 9,370 355 1,049 19,051 -- 189 21,602
Other endocrine, nutritional & immune disorder 5,195 662 960 9,111 -- 242 11,754
Systemic lupus and connective tissues disorders 12,072 282 856 8,229 -- 351 15,113
Skin disorders 17,196 379 1,068 15,347 -- 315 22,700
Residual Codes 7,527 378 377 15,877 -- 598 19,149
Infectious diseases 11,706 564 1,213 10,821 -- 154 16,254
Other care and screening 10,595 129* 133* 18,053 -- 199 22,844
Gallbladder, pancreatic, and liver disease 2,508 811 620 1,256 -- 115* 3,045
Pneumonia 3,070 994 1,121 3,153 -- 120* 4,341
Cerebrovascular disease 1,499 663 514 1,147 -- 278 2,065
Thyroid disease 6,818 98* 64* 13,460 -- 115* 14,313
Female genital disorders, and contraception 5,900 267 556 12,007 -- 34* 14,998
Hereditary, degenerative and other nervous system disorders 1,600 140* 153* 2,111 -- 186 2,577
Acute Bronchitis and URI 28,481 216* 1,423 26,491 -- 37* 33,869
Other GI 4,807 391 678 5,978 -- 99* 8,633
Other eye disorders 14,208 92* 555 7,075 -- 130 16,403
Other bone and musculoskeletal disease 5,459 76* 124* 7,342 -- 203 10,069
Hernias 1,851 292 197* 1,308 -- 90* 2,442
Symptoms 4,244 333 1,235 3,072 -- 116* 6,640
Hemorrhagic, coagulation, and disorders of White Blood cells 662 87* 87* 625 -- 79* 1,011
Other stomach and intestinal disorders 1,752 317 315 1,266 -- 36* 2,148
Other urinary 2,715 171* 83* 3,828 -- 92* 5,081
Cataract 3,934 15* 5* 1,413 -- 20* 4,038
Headache 5,038 78* 889 6,113 -- 81* 8,376
Epilepsy and convulsions 1,440 146 335 1,880 -- 146* 2,121
Non-malignant neoplasm 4,914 180 40* 683 -- 8* 5,009
Urinary tract infections 5,532 339 911 6,322 -- 64* 7,560
Intestinal infection 5,227 391 1,289 3,657 -- 40* 7,105
Appendicitis 144* 309 261 186* -- 3* 348
Otitis media 9,381 91* 843 9,503 -- 20* 10,951
Congenital anomalies 1,322 113* 100* 552 -- 66* 1,563
Male genital disorders 2,636 124* 75* 3,066 -- 7* 3,956
Complications of surgery or device 478 89* 98* 498 -- 27* 871
Perinatal Conditions 92* 87* 13* 23* -- 38* 179
Poisoning by medical and non-medical substances 1,474 224 873 1,360 -- 6* 2,508
Anemia and other deficiencies 1,606 168* 103* 1,464 -- 58* 2,657
Glaucoma 2,663 5* 7* 2,764 -- 79 3,293
Non-malignant breast disease 2,241 33* 85* 317 -- 11* 2,328
Allergic reactions 4,182 44* 495 4,881 -- 23* 6,240
Complications of pregnancy and birth 473 170 170 702 -- 18* 1,094
Paralysis 226 41* 9* 91 -- 81* 287
Tonsillitis 1,092 94* 103* 1,017 -- -- 1,308
Disorders of teeth and jaws 1,113 43* 426 6,859 -- 13* 7,462
Influenza 2,450 37* 369 1,897 -- 14* 3,095
CNS infection 115* 23* 21* 89* -- 26* 141
Coma, brain damage 10* 46* 49* 6* -- 6* 52*
Disorders of mouth and esophagus 407 -- 42* 1,130 -- 6* 1,283

Standard Errors
Conditions   Total Persons
Hospital
Outpatient or
Office-Based
Provider Visits		 Hospital
Inpatient
Stays		 Emergency
Room
Visits		 Prescribed
Medicines		 Dental
Visits		 Home
Health
Heart conditions 577 215 219 568 -- 121 713
Trauma-related disorders 873 177 527 486 -- 93 1,047
Cancer 493 110 60 246 -- 92 508
Mental disorders 865 116 131 1,039 -- 173 1,263
COPD, asthma 986 144 193 1,279 -- 128 1,458
Hypertension 844 86 104 1,322 -- 104 1,336
Diabetes mellitus 508 84 76 588 -- 92 598
Osteoarthritis and other non-traumatic joint disorders 617 93 98 516 -- 113 728
Normal birth/live born 358 250 100 239 -- 33 367
Back problems 700 76 119 408 -- 81 745
Hyperlipidemia 653 34* 28* 993 -- 53 1,023
Other circulatory conditions arteries, veins, and lymphatics 293 127 95 249 -- 62 356
Kidney Disease 227 92 126 180 -- 56 279
Other CNS disorders 511 96 114 342 -- 72 569
Disorders of the upper GI 437 60 118 663 -- 45 715
Other endocrine, nutritional & immune disorder 281 101 137 410 -- 54 479
Systemic lupus and connective tissues disorders 490 51 117 363 -- 63 551
Skin disorders 677 65 125 626 -- 57 817
Residual Codes 382 74 73 607 -- 86 697
Infectious diseases 540 77 128 484 -- 43 664
Other care and screening 535 44* 42* 764 -- 41 898
Gallbladder, pancreatic, and liver disease 196 104 93 126 -- 38* 218
Pneumonia 278 127 135 251 -- 38* 319
Cerebrovascular disease 144 92 71 133 -- 57 184
Thyroid disease 329 41* 28* 575 -- 37* 578
Female genital disorders, and contraception 326 57 83 526 -- 16* 618
Hereditary, degenerative and other nervous system disorders 136 57* 57* 151 -- 42 176
Acute Bronchitis and URI 1,074 69* 123 1,010 -- 21* 1,242
Other GI 274 58 90 337 -- 33* 413
Other eye disorders 687 39* 90 385 -- 36 726
Other bone and musculoskeletal disease 344 35* 45* 350 -- 46 440
Hernias 191 65 60* 143 -- 30* 223
Symptoms 256 68 148 207 -- 36* 351
Hemorrhagic, coagulation, and disorders of White Blood cells 92 30* 31* 89 -- 35* 111
Other stomach and intestinal disorders 179 61 59 155 -- 15* 199
Other urinary 228 58* 29* 279 -- 29* 334
Cataract 246 15* 5* 123 -- 9* 246
Headache 310 27* 116 336 -- 32* 412
Epilepsy and convulsions 133 42 62 159 -- 55* 169
Non-malignant neoplasm 316 40 20* 104 -- 6* 320
Urinary tract infections 339 69 101 352 -- 24* 406
Intestinal infection 306 69 125 229 -- 22* 351
Appendicitis 47* 79 71 63* -- 3* 82
Otitis media 503 30* 92 492 -- 14* 540
Congenital anomalies 157 41* 33* 86 -- 29* 172
Male genital disorders 177 40* 27* 218 -- 7* 239
Complications of surgery or device 73 34* 38* 86 -- 14* 103
Perinatal Conditions 30* 38* 13* 15* -- 15* 50
Poisoning by medical and non-medical substances 163 67 116 150 -- 6* 218
Anemia and other deficiencies 153 62* 39* 119 -- 23* 192
Glaucoma 200 3* 7* 188 -- 23 214
Non-malignant breast disease 191 22* 35* 58 -- 8* 195
Allergic reactions 290 21* 74 298 -- 13* 351
Complications of pregnancy and birth 83 46 43 98 -- 13* 119
Paralysis 45 24* 7* 27 -- 26* 52
Tonsillitis 142 34* 34* 142 -- 0* 169
Disorders of teeth and jaws 130 21* 83 383 -- 9* 402
Influenza 206 19* 80 178 -- 11* 230
CNS infection 36* 15* 14* 33* -- 16* 39
Coma, brain damage 10* 24* 26* 6* -- 6* 25*
Disorders of mouth and esophagus 79 0* 19* 127 -- 6* 134

-- Less than 100 sample cases.
* Relative standard error equal to or greater than 30%.
Individuals can be counted in more than one condition category.
For prescribed medicines an event is a purchase.
A home health event is a month where home health was received.

Source: Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2006.

Internet Citation:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Total Number of People Accounting for Expenditures (deduplicated) by Site of Service: United States, 2006. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Component Data.
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