Table 1. Characteristics of molluscum contagiosum-associated outpatient visits and average annual outpatient visit rate among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 2001–2005*.
| Characteristic | No. | Average annual visit rate/10,000 persons |
| Total | 13711 | 20.15 |
| Gender† | ||
| Male | 6436 | 19.80 |
| Female | 7275 | 20.47 |
| Age Group (years) | ||
| <1 | 223 | 21.85 |
| 1–4‡ | 5731 | 102.98 |
| 5–14 | 5746 | 40.41 |
| 15–19 | 570 | 8.04 |
| 20–44 | 1223 | 4.91 |
| 45–64 | 174 | 1.58 |
| ≥65 | 44 | 1.05 |
| Region§ | ||
| Alaska | 1736 | 28.64 |
| East | 599 | 31.08 |
| Northern Plains, East | 1115 | 25.64 |
| Northern Plains, West | 2194 | 23.83 |
| Southern Plains | 1769 | 12.15 |
| Southwest | 3433 | 14.39 |
| West | 2865 | 35.42 |
Values reflect the outpatient visits associated with molluscum contagiosum (MC) over the five-year study period (average annual population 1,360,847) among American Indians and Alaska Natives using the IHS healthcare system. A total of 2545 patients had multiple MC-associated visits during this period.
The average annual rates of MC-associated outpaient visits for males and females in the general US population for 2001–2005 are 20.3/10,000 (95% C.I 13.0–27.6) and 17.8/10,000 (95% CI 10.9–24.7) persons, respectively.
The average annual rate of MC-associated outpatient visits for 1–4 year olds in the general US population is 82.6/10,000 (95% C.I. 44.8–120.4). The low number of visits for other corresponding age groups precludes reliable population-based occurrence estimates.
see Figure 2 [map of US with different geographic regions highlighted].