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Hypertension (Data are for U.S. for year indicated) Morbidity Percent of non-institutionalized adults ages 20 and over: 31 (2001-2004) Source: Health, United States, 2007, Table 70 Health care use Ambulatory care Number of visits to office-based physicians with hypertension as primary diagnosis: 35.7 million Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Summary, Table 12 Number of visits to hospital outpatient departments with hypertension as primary diagnosis: 3.9 million Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Outpatient Summary, Table 10 Home health care Number of current patients with hypertension as primary diagnosis: 41,900 Percent of current patients with hypertension as primary diagnosis: 3.1 Source: 2000 National Home and Hospice Care Survey, Table 12 Nursing home care Number of residents with hypertension: 481,800 Percent of residents with hypertension: 30 Average length of stay for discharges with hypertension as primary diagnosis: 494 days Source: National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary, Tables 27, 58 Mortality Number of deaths: 24,902 Deaths per 100,000 population: 8.4 Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2005, Tables 10, 11 More data Related links National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey National Health Interview Survey National Home and Hospice Care Survey National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
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