Statistics about Enlarged prostate

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Enlarged prostate:

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Prevalance of Enlarged prostate: Most men over age 60 have some BPH, but not all have problems with blockage. (Source: excerpt from Your Urinary System and How It Works: NIDDK)

Prevelance statistics about Enlarged prostate:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Enlarged prostate:

• 9.0% of men over 30 1999-2000 (Weighted Analysis of 1999-2000 National Health and Nutrition Survey, 2003)
• 6.3 million men over 30 1999-2000 (Weighted Analysis of 1999-2000 National Health and Nutrition Survey, 2003)
• 9.0% of men over 30 self-reported having a diagnosed benign enlarged prostate in the US 1999-2000 (Weighted Analysis of 1999-2000 NHANES, 2003, NIDDK)
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Enlarged prostate Prevalence: Book Excerpts

• Causes and incidence - Benign prostatic hyperplasia
• Causes and incidence - Prostatic cancer
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Hospitalization statistics for Enlarged prostate:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Enlarged prostate:

• 0.32% (41,029) of hospital consultant episodes were for hyperplasis of prostate in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 95% of hospital consultant episodes for hyperplasis of prostate required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 100% of hospital consultant episodes for hyperplasis of prostate were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 10% of hospital consultant episodes for hyperplasis of prostate required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for hyperplasis of prostate in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for hyperplasis of prostate in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 70 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for hyperplasis of prostate in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 13% of hospital consultant episodes for hyperplasis of prostate occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 37% of hospital consultant episodes for hyperplasis of prostate occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 36% of hospital consultant episodes for hyperplasis of prostate were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.243% (127,268) of hospital bed days were for hyperplasis of prostate in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

  Physician office visits for Enlarged prostate: 6.4 million men over 30 in 2000 (weighted Analysis of 2000 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2003)

Physician office visit statistics for Enlarged prostate:

The following are statistics from various sources about physician office visits and Enlarged prostate:

• 6.4 million visits were made to physician offices regarding enlarged prostate in the US 2000 (Weighted Analysis of 1999 NAMCS, 2003, NIDDK)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Enlarged prostate. The term 'prevalence' of Enlarged prostate usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Enlarged prostate at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Enlarged prostate refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Enlarged prostate diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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