Table 2.
Estimated rate* of pulmonary hypertension† all-listed diagnoses during hospital stay, by selected characteristics and period: National Hospital Discharge Survey, United States, 1999–2009.
| Characteristic | 1999–2001 rate* |
2002–2005 rate* |
2006–2009 rate* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 96.3 | 90.8 | 115.1 |
| Male | 79.7 | 74.1 | 93.4 |
| Female | 112.2 | 106.9 | 135.4 |
| 15–44 years | 14.1 | 18.3 | 20.2 |
| 45–64 years | 103.4 | 104.5 | 100.0 |
| 65 and over | 527.2 | 453.0 | 598.7 |
| Northeast | 120.8 | 103.4 | 132.6 |
| Midwest | 99.0 | 92.0 | 112.6 |
| South | 90.6 | 91.3 | 122.1 |
| West | 79.3 | 78.1 | 92.6 |
*Per 100,000 population; †International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes 416.0, 416.8, and 416.9.