Burden of gallstone disease in the United States population: Prepandemic rates and trends

Table 2 Number and age-adjusted rates of claims-based prevalence, ambulatory care visits, emergency department visits, and inpatient stays with gallstone disease (all-listed diagnosis) by age, sex, race, and region among Medicare beneficiaries in the United States, 2019

Demographic characteristics	Number of enrollees	Number of enrollees with disease	Claims-based prevalence (%)	Ambulatory care visits		Emergency department visits		Inpatient Stays
				Number	Rate per 100000	Number	Rate per 100000	Number	Rate per 100000
Age (yr)
65 to 69	20237900	308820	1.53	423580	2093	141260	698	61100	302
70 to 74	13266460	267640	2.02	352280	2655	132480	999	58240	439
75 to 79	9036280	222320	2.46	281200	3112	117780	1303	52500	581
80 to 84	5891120	167340	2.84	195480	3318	99660	1692	47100	800
85+	5976720	173720	2.91	173100	2896	126000	2108	58040	971
Sex
Female	29919040	601540	2.01	798340	2668	320720	1072	142000	475
Male	24489440	538300	2.20	627300	2562	296460	1211	134980	551
Race
White	41376760	861180	2.08	1062720	2568	459580	1111	206300	499
Black	4973980	95700	1.92	105460	2120	61140	1229	25640	515
Other	8057740	182960	2.27	257460	3195	96460	1197	45040	559
Region
Northeast	9949240	216300	2.17	274340	2757	111840	1124	48920	492
Midwest	11818160	231920	1.96	279940	2369	130720	1106	57740	489
South	20410320	437300	2.14	550700	2698	233980	1146	109480	536
West	12230760	254320	2.08	320660	2622	140640	1150	60840	497
Total	54408480	1139840	2.09	1425640	2620	617180	1134	276980	509

Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.