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Table 2 Prevalence Rates and their Changes of 8 Urologic Conditions from 1999 to 2002, Primary Diagnosis by Selected Demographic Categories

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

  

Prostate Cancer

Bladder Cancer

Kidney Cancer

Renal Mass

  

2002 Rate

Change

2002 Rate

Change

2002 Rate

Change

2002 Rate

Change

Total

 

5,434

(5,409 – 5,459)

4.0

943

(933 – 953)

0.5

233

(229 – 238)

7.4

1,584

(1,571 – 1,596)

31.0

Age

             
 

< 25

      

3

(-2 – 8)

-62.9

21

(6 – 35)

-50.5

 

25 – 34

      

11

(6 – 16)

10.6

76

(64 – 89)

-16.2

 

35 – 44

94

(81 – 107)

-26.6

50

(41 – 59)

-37.3

35

(29 – 41)

6.0

171

(158 – 184)

-2.3

 

45 – 54

605

(589 – 621)

11.7

158

(150 – 166)

-15.3

98

(92 – 105)

0.3

357

(345 – 369)

3.5

 

55 – 64

2,280

(2,248 – 2,312)

-7.8

443

(429 – 457)

-18.7

192

(183 – 201)

-1.8

722

(704 – 739)

2.9

 

65 – 74

8,038

(7,987 – 8,089)

3.1

1,314

(1,294 – 1,335)

-0.9

375

(364 – 386)

5.1

2,478

(2,450 – 2,506)

30.2

 

75 – 84

11,614

(11,547 – 11,681)

5.9

2,042

(2,014 – 2,070)

7.7

419

(406 – 432)

17.8

3,692

(3,655 – 3,729)

43.0

 

85 +

11,336

(11,127 – 11,545)

18.0

2,134

(2,045 – 2,224)

21.4

296

(263 – 329)

6.9

4,075

(3,951 – 4,198)

52.6

Gender

             
 

Male

5,434

(5,409 – 5,459)

4.0

965

(954 – 975)

0.5

241

(236 – 246)

7.4

1,635

(1,622 – 1,648)

30.7

 

Female

   

243

(214 – 272)

-3.2

71

(58 – 83)

10.6

462

(430 – 493)

53.4

Race-Ethnicity

             
 

White

6,318

(6,286 – 6,349)

3.7

1,222

(1,209 – 1,236)

-0.6

297

(290 – 303)

8.9

2,019

(2,001 – 2,036)

33.9

 

Black

6,435

(6,360 – 6,511)

6.3

434

(414 – 453)

-7.2

217

(204 – 230)

7.5

1,604

(1,570 – 1,639)

20.4

 

Hispanic

3,626

(3,498 – 3,753)

1.3

370

(330 – 410)

0.6

188

(161 – 215)

17.4

814

(758 – 870)

28.5

 

Other

4,163

(3,973 – 4,352)

8.1

507

(442 – 573)

-8.8

214

(173 – 255)

-4.3

1,431

(1,325 – 1,537)

26.1

Insurance Status

             
 

No ins/self-pay

4,145

(4,118 – 4,172)

2.7

708

(697 – 719)

-0.9

186

(181 – 191)

5.7

1,105

(1,092 – 1,117)

22.7

 

Medicare

9,518

(9,444 – 9,592)

-1.2

1,709

(1,678 – 1,739)

-3.6

409

(394 – 424)

6.4

3,238

(3,196 – 3,280)

24.0

 

Medicaid

2,591

(2,061 – 3,121)

16.0

509

(280 – 739)

-16.2

175

(47 – 302)

20.6

1,014

(706 – 1,322)

24.3

 

Private Ins/HMO

5,049

(4,989 – 5,109)

-5.6

803

(780 – 826)

-19.3

209

(197 – 221)

-10.2

1,417

(1,387 – 1,447)

13.9

 

Other Insurance

2,261

(2,063 – 2,460)

3.0

379

(300 – 458)

-19.4

116

(75 – 158)

-36.5

642

(544 – 740)

-0.4

Region

             
 

Northeast

6,508

(6,440 – 6,577)

3.4

1,222

(1,192 – 1,251)

3.6

275

(262 – 289)

4.4

1,682

(1,649 – 1,715)

37.7

 

Midwest

5,398

(5,339 – 5,457)

4.9

986

(962 – 1,011)

1.1

236

(225 – 248)

4.3

1,830

(1,798 – 1,862)

38.6

 

South

5,467

(5,427 – 5,506)

3.8

903

(887 – 918)

2.4

237

(230 – 245)

8.6

1,676

(1,656 – 1,696)

28.7

 

West

4,666

(4,624 – 4,709)

-0.1

776

(759 – 793)

-10.4

195

(187 – 203)

4.1

1,139

(1,119 – 1,158)

12.3

  

Interstitial Cystitis

Prostatitis

Erectile Dysfunction

Urethral Stricture

  

2002 Rate

Change

2002 Rate

Change

2002 Rate

Change

2002 Rate

Change

Total

 

1,358

(1,347 – 1,370)

13.7

1,128

(1,118 – 1,139)

-10.0

2,884

(2,867 – 2,901)

8.1

383

(377 – 389)

-12.7

Age

             
 

< 25

439

(373 – 505)

8.1

144

(100 – 187)

-5.0

270

(211 – 330)

34.1

21

(6 – 35)

-57.6

 

25 – 34

490

(458 – 522)

0.6

256

(230 – 281)

-17.1

662

(621 – 703)

45.7

62

(51 – 74)

-10.5

 

35 – 44

503

(481 – 526)

1.6

394

(372 – 415)

-17.3

1,506

(1,465 – 1,548)

32.2

83

(74 – 92)

-21.4

 

45 – 54

410

(397 – 423)

-3.5

571

(555 – 586)

-14.9

2,983

(2,947 – 3,018)

19.1

129

(122 – 136)

-18.9

 

55 – 64

559

(543 – 575)

-15.5

787

(768 – 806)

-18.6

3,585

(3,545 – 3,625)

-1.9

211

(202 – 221)

-26.0

 

65 – 74

1,934

(1,909 – 1,959)

15.5

1,833

(1,808 – 1,857)

-6.7

3,906

(3,870 – 3,941)

5.2

547

(534 – 560)

-13.9

 

75 – 84

3,028

(2,994 – 3,062)

22.6

1,720

(1,694 – 1,745)

-8.5

2,204

(2,175 – 2,234)

6.2

839

(821 – 856)

-6.9

 

85 +

3,349

(3,237 – 3,461)

37.8

1,305

(1,234 – 1,376)

1.2

926

(866 – 985)

19.8

1,047

(984 – 1,109)

0.1

Gender

             
 

Male

1,311

(1,300 – 1,323)

14.1

1,128

(1,118 – 1,139)

-10.0

2,884

(2,867 – 2,901)

8.1

396

(390 – 403)

-12.5

 

Female

2,205

(2,136 – 2,274)

-2.4

      

98

(83 – 113)

-25.2

Race-Ethnicity

             
 

White

1,735

(1,719 – 1,751)

13.9

1,383

(1,368 – 1,397)

-9.7

3,059

(3,037 – 3,080)

7.1

474

(466 – 482)

-9.8

 

Black

1,103

(1,074 – 1,131)

11.8

1,002

(974 – 1,030)

-7.9

4,618

(4,557 – 4,678)

15.3

428

(410 – 445)

-19.9

 

Hispanic

729

(676 – 782)

-4.8

1,101

(1,035 – 1,167)

-17.8

3,212

(3,099 – 3,324)

19.5

311

(277 – 346)

-11.3

 

Other

1,018

(928 – 1,107)

5.7

999

(909 – 1,089)

-7.7

2,647

(2,501 – 2,794)

4.7

284

(237 – 332)

-17.5

Insurance Status

             
 

No ins/self-pay

1,017

(1,005 – 1,029)

9.0

918

(906 – 929)

-14.0

2,709

(2,689 – 2,730)

9.6

290

(283 – 296)

-15.3

 

Medicare

2,539

(2,502 – 2,577)

6.8

1,838

(1,806 – 1,870)

-12.3

3,280

(3,237 – 3,323)

3.9

714

(694 – 734)

-13.6

 

Medicaid

1,037

(726 – 1,348)

-7.7

793

(512 – 1,074)

-37.0

3,497

(2,907 – 4,087)

17.9

323

(150 – 497)

-28.7

 

Private Ins/HMO

1,267

(1,238 – 1,295)

2.6

1,060

(1,033 – 1,087)

-15.1

2,994

(2,949 – 3,038)

-1.3

350

(335 – 365)

-26.7

 

Other Insurance

633

(536 – 730)

-0.2

768

(656 – 880)

-13.7

3,723

(3,477 – 3,969)

-4.2

224

(166 – 281)

-14.3

Region

             
 

Northeast

1,858

(1,824 – 1,893)

15.5

996

(970 – 1,022)

-7.7

2,471

(2,430 – 2,511)

6.5

397

(381 – 413)

-7.0

 

Midwest

1,371

(1,344 – 1,399)

19.1

976

(952 – 1,000)

-3.3

2,841

(2,800 – 2,882)

4.5

400

(385 – 415)

-10.7

 

South

1,334

(1,316 – 1,352)

12.2

1348

(1,329 – 1,366)

-12.2

3,118

(3,090 – 3,147)

14.6

402

(392 – 412)

-16.5

 

West

1,030

(1,011 – 1,049)

0.7

980

(962 – 999)

-13.0

2,825

(2,793 – 2,857)

2.8

329

(319 – 340)

-14.2

  1. * Rates per 100,000 persons in the base population. % change represents change in age-adjusted prevalence rates over 1999 – 2002.