Number of Visits to Ambulatory Care Centers for Gastrointestinal Infections

Here is the number of visits to ambulatory care centers in the United States for gastrointestinal infection in 2004, arranged by demographic information.

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     First-listed diagnosis
   All-listed diagnoses  
Demographic information    No. in thousands Rate per 100,000  No. in thousands Rate per 100,000
Age Under 15 1,174 1,930 1,222 2,010
  15-44 579 460 682 534
  45-64 266 377 311 440
  65+ 109 301 159 439
Race White 1,800 785 1,994 867
  Black 225 529 253 595
Sex Female 1,142 796 1,279 888
  Male 986 684 1,085 752
Total   2,128 725 2,365 805

 
Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, The Burden of Digestive Diseases in the United States — Chapter 2: Gastrointestinal Infections (pdf).

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