QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Percentages of Adults Aged 18 Years or Older Who Were Told in the Past 12 Months by a Doctor or Health Professional That They Had Sinusitis by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin — National Health Interview Survey, 2017

Among adults aged 18 years or older, women (15%) were more likely than men (8.8%) to have been told by a doctor or health professional in the past 12 months that they had sinusitis.

Among men, non-Hispanic white men (10.1%) were more likely than both non-Hispanic black (7.0%) and Hispanic (5.8%) men to have received a diagnosis of sinusitis.

Among women, non-Hispanic white women (17.2%) were most likely to have received a diagnosis of sinusitis, followed by non-Hispanic black (14.3%) and Hispanic (10.2%) women.

Source: Tables of Summary Health Statistics, 2017. https://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/NHIS/SHS/2017_SHS_Table_A-2.pdfCdc-pdf.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6815a7.htm

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