Table 1 Demographics for overall and return MS visits to neurologists (N), family practitioners (FP), and internists (I)
From: Analysis of NAMCS data for multiple sclerosis, 1998–2004
Overall (1998–2004) | Overall MS visit rate per year per 1,000 US residents* | Return MS visits to N, FP, and I (1998–2004) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Estimated no. of MS visits | 6,682,288 | 3.38 | 4,959,782 |
Specialty | |||
Neurologists | 50.7% | 1.72 | 59.6% |
Family practitioners | 20.7% | 0.70 | 25.6% |
Internists | 11.0% | 0.37 | 14.8% |
Other | 17.6 % | 0.60 | - |
Gender: females | 77.6% | 2.63 | 77.1% |
Race: Caucasian | 90.4% | 3.06 | 88.9% |
Metropolitan status: (MSA) | 80.8% | 2.73 | 76.5% |
Age group | |||
0–19 | 2.0% | 0.07 | 0.88% |
20–39 | 20.8% | 0.70 | 18.4% |
40–59 | 57.9% | 1.96 | 59.5% |
60+ | 19.3% | 0.65 | 21.2% |
Primary care physician | 32.3% | 1.09 | 39.8% |
Region | |||
Northeast | 26.7% | 0.90 | 25.1% |
Midwest | 19.4% | 0.66 | 20.1% |
South | 25.1% | 0.85 | 28.2% |
West | 28.9% | 0.98 | 26.5% |