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Table 3 Selected Reason for Visit and Emergency Department Diagnosis among ED Patients with Depression, NHAMCS 2014–2016

From: Analysis of emergency department visits for all reasons by adults with depression in the United States

Reason for ED VisitUnweighted Sample (%)Weighted Sample (%)
AllNo DepressionDepressionAllNo DepressionDepression
General8187 (19.1)7126 (18.9)1061 (20.8)53,664,580 (19.3)46,862,329 (19.0)6,802,251 (21.4)
Psychiatric1700 (4.0)972 (2.6)728 (14.3)9,426,523 (3.4)5,550,218 (2.3)3,876,305 (12.2)
Neurologic3304 (7.7)2927 (7.8)377 (7.4)20,833,741 (7.5)18,542,430 (7.5)2,291,311 (7.2)
Cardiovascular and Lymphatic889 (2.1)810 (2.2)79 (1.6)5,993,917 (2.2)5,512,635 (2.2)481,282 (1.5)
Eyes and/or Ears848 (2.0)784 (2.1)64 (1.3)5,778,778 (2.1)5,233,633 (2.1)545,145 (1.7)
Respiratory4198 (9.8)3762 (10.0)436 (8.6)27,856,021 (10.0)25,021,474 (10.2)2,834,547 (8.9)
Digestive6807 (15.9)6093 (16.2)714 (14.0)46,038,272 (16.5)41,187,597 (16.7)4,850,675 (15.2)
Genitourinary2477 (5.8)2281 (6.1)196 (3.9)14,984,361 (5.4)13,934,779 (5.7)1,049,581 (3.3)
Dermatologic1333 (3.1)1231 (3.3)102 (2.0)8,716,118 (3.1)8,018,952 (3.3)697,166 (2.2)
Musculoskeletal6519 (15.2)5891 (15.6)628 (12.3)42,820,579 (15.4)38,855,925 (15.8)3,964,654 (12.5)
Other6501 (15.2)5796 (15.4)705 (13.9)42,147,135 (15.1)37,695,947 (15.3)4,451,188 (14.0)