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Table 1 Counts and Age-Adjusted Prevalence Rates of Urologic Conditions Listed As Primary Diagnosis, 1999 – 2002*

From: Prevalence and trends of selected urologic conditions for VA healthcare users

Conditions

1999

2000

2001

2002

 

Count

Age

Adjusted Rate (95% CI)

Count

Age

Adjusted Rate (95% CI)

Count

Age

Adjusted Rate (95% CI)

Count

Age

Adjusted Rate (95% CI)

Male reproductive health

            

   Erectile Dysfunction

93,837

2,669

(2,652 – 2,685)

105,481

2,790

(2,773 – 2,807)

118,375

2,805

(2,788 – 2,822)

133,100

2,884

(2,867 – 2,901)

   Peyronie's Disease

1,399

40

(38 – 42)

1,501

40

(38 – 42)

1,482

35

(33 – 37)

1,548

33

(31 – 35)

   Infertility

2,751

75

(72 – 78)

2,822

75

(72 – 77)

3,051

76

(73 – 79)

3,146

74

(72 – 77)

   Undescended Testis

235

7

(6 – 7)

252

7

(6 – 7)

286

7

(6 – 8)

227

5

(4 – 6)

Urethral diseases

            

   Hypospadias

269

8

(7 – 9)

263

7

(6 – 8)

291

7

(6 – 8)

308

7

(6 – 7)

   Stricture

15,570

439

(432 – 445)

16,303

412

(406 – 418)

17,768

387

(381 – 393)

19,751

383

(377 – 389)

Interstitial Cystitis

42,638

1,195

(1,184 – 1,206)

49,710

1,256

(1,245 – 1,267)

61,500

1,344

(1,332 – 1,355)

69,469

1,358

(1,347 – 1,370)

Prostatitis

43,257

1,254

(1,243 – 1,266)

45,362

1,200

(1,189 – 1,211)

52,005

1,204

(1,193 – 1,215)

53,877

1,128

(1,118 – 1,139)

Prostate cancer

159,800

5,226

(5,202 – 5,250)

180,633

5,232

(5,208 – 5,256)

217,997

5,373

(5,349 – 5,398)

247,914

5,434

(5,409 – 5,459)

Bladder Cancer

29,725

938

(928 – 948)

33,016

926

(916 – 936)

39,345

942

(932 – 952)

44,397

943

(933 – 953)

Kidney Cancer

7,777

217

(213 – 222)

8,692

220

(215 – 224)

10,345

227

(222 – 231)

11,878

233

(229 – 238)

Renal Mass

42,725

1,209

(1,198 – 1,220)

52,117

1,317

(1,305 – 1,328)

66,790

1,444

(1,432 – 1,455)

82,287

1,584

(1,571 – 1,596)

Testis cancer

1,848

51

(49 – 53)

1,876

50

(47 – 52)

2,019

50

(48 – 52)

2,011

47

(44 – 49)

  1. * Rates are per 100,000 persons in the base population