Basic Summary for Indigestion

Main name of condition: Indigestion
Other names or spellings: dyspepsia

What is Indigestion?
  Brief description of Indigestion: Various eating symptoms of indigestion (dyspepsia)
  Parent types of Indigestion: Digestive Diseases, Stomach Conditions
  Organs Affected by Indigestion: stomach, digestive

How many people get Indigestion?
  Prevalance of Indigestion: 35 per 1000 - NHIS95 (frequent indigestion)
  Prevalance Rate of Indigestion: approx 1 in 28 or 3.50% or 9.5 million people in USA [about data]
  Incidence (annual) of Indigestion: 6 million cases annually
  Incidence Rate of Indigestion: approx 1 in 45 or 2.21% or 6 million people in USA [about data]

How serious is Indigestion?
Complications of Indigestion: see complications of Indigestion

What causes Indigestion?
Causes of Indigestion: see causes of Indigestion

What are the symptoms of Indigestion?
Symptoms of Indigestion: see symptoms of Indigestion

How is it treated?
Treatments for Indigestion: see treatments for Indigestion

Society issues for Indigestion
Hospitalization statistics for Indigestion: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Indigestion:

0.25% (31,282) of hospital consultant episodes were for dyspepsia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
98% of hospital consultant episodes for dyspepsia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
42% of hospital consultant episodes for dyspepsia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
58% of hospital consultant episodes for dyspepsia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6% of hospital consultant episodes for dyspepsia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for dyspepsia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for dyspepsia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
53 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for dyspepsia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
62% of hospital consultant episodes for dyspepsia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
10% of hospital consultant episodes for dyspepsia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
91% of hospital consultant episodes for dyspepsia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.012% (6,483) of hospital bed days were for dyspepsia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Last revision: May 27, 2003

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