Table 2.
Degenerative Disc Disease Diagnosis by Age & Gender, United States, 2004-2007
| Males | Females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | Total | % of diagnoses by age under 65 (Males) | Total | % of diagnoses by age under 65 (Females) |
| <1 | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.0% |
| 1 | 3 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2--4 | 11 | 0.01% | 5 | 0.0% |
| 59 | 24 | 0.02% | 21 | 0.0% |
| 1014 | 173 | 0.12% | 184 | 0.1% |
| 15-19 | 1,151 | 0.79% | 1,183 | 0.7% |
| 20-24 | 2,241 | 1.53% | 2,527 | 1.5% |
| 25-29 | 5,573 | 3.81% | 5,686 | 3.3% |
| 30-34 | 10,220 | 6.99% | 9,675 | 5.6% |
| 35-39 | 15,317 | 10.48% | 14,862 | 8.5% |
| 40-44 | 19,478 | 13.33% | 21,211 | 12.2% |
| 45-49 | 23,823 | 16.30% | 28,127 | 16.2% |
| 50-54 | 24,781 | 16.95% | 31,985 | 18.4% |
| 55-59 | 23,362 | 15.98% | 31,564 | 18.1% |
| 60-64 | 20,010 | 13.69% | 26,915 | 15.5% |
| 146,171 | 173,950 | |||
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