Don't Be a Stat!
Stat--statistic--one computed from a sample.
According to the National Vital Statistics Report released August 21, 2007 and revised October 10, 2007 based on evaluation of 2004
data our life expectancy from birth is 77.8 years.
The 15 leading causes of death in 2004 were:
Diseases
of heart (heart disease)
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
Chronic
lower respiratory diseases
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
Diabetes mellitus (diabetes)
Alzheimer’s disease
Influenza and pneumonia
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
(kidney disease)
Septicemia (Infection in the blood)
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive
renal disease (hypertension)
Parkinson’s disease
Assault (homicide)
At Regents Medical Center we are dedicated to helping you prevent illness, as well as treat and control illness to improve your
quality and quantity of life.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in 2006 that 36.5% of Tennesseans are overweight with a BMI between 25.0 -
29.9 and 28.8% of Tennesseans are obese with a BMI between 30.0 - 99.8.
Lori Ray, MD
Board Certified Internal Medicine
Paula Lee, APN
Family Practice
Pauline Chiu, MD, PhD
Board Certified Family Practice
Carol Varnado, MD
Board Certified
Family Practice
Vijaya Oruganti, MD
Board Certified
Family Practice and Geriatrics
According to the CDC, Lung Cancer is the number one cancer killer!