Table 2. Top 10 Principal Diagnoses for Nonobstetric Female Patients, by Age Group

Principal diagnosis 18-44 years 45-64 years 65-79 years 80+ years
 Number of discharges in thousands
(percent of discharges in each age group)
Affective disorders (depression) 205 (7.0) 98 (2.6)    
Benign neoplasm of uterus 139 (4.8) 111 (3.0)    
Biliary tract disorders (gallbladder disease) 117 (4.0) 90 (2.4)    
Spondylosis, intervertebral disc disorders, other back problems 85 (2.9) 107 (2.9)    
Asthma 70 (2.4)      
Menstrual disorders 69 (2.4)      
Endometriosis 66 (2.3)      
Schizophrenia and other related disorders 65 (2.2)      
Chest pain 63 (2.2) 193 (5.2) 126 (3.0)  
Pneumonia 60 (2.1) 117 (3.1) 185 (4.5) 218 (6.8)
Coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries of the heart)   178 (4.8) 244 (5.9) 103 (3.2)
Chronic obstructive lung disease   100 (2.7) 156 (3.7)  
Congestive heart failure   94 (2.5) 213 (5.1) 242 (7.6)
Complication of device, implant or graft   79 (2.1)    
Osteoarthritis     145 (3.5)  
Cardiac dysrhythmia (irregular heartbeat)     143 (3.4) 115 (3.6)
Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)     124 (3.0) 109 (3.4)
Acute cerebrovascular disease (stroke)     121 (2.9) 131 (4.1)
Rehabilitation     119 (2.9) 93 (2.9)
Hip fracture       149 (4.7)
Fluid and electrolyte disorders       107 (3.3)
Urinary tract infection       103 (3.2)

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