Appendicitis epidemiology and demographics
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farwa Haideri [2]
Overview
Appendicitis is one of the most prominent causes of acute abdominal pain. It is a common disease in both Europe and America, and each year, approximately 100 people per 100,000 exhibit developing cases of appendicitis. Younger people, in the age group of 10-19, have a higher chance of developing appendicitis. Males are more likely than females to develop appendicitis. Caucasians are more likely to develop appendicitis than non-Caucasians.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
- One out of every 15 people (7%) will develop acute appendicitis in their lifetime.[1]
Incidence
- In Europe and America, the incidence of appendicitis is about 100 per 100,000 patients per year.[2]
- The peak incidence occurs between the second and third decades of life.[1]
- Appendicitis is one of the most frequent diagnoses for emergency department visits resulting in hospitalization among children aged 5–17 years in the United States.[3]
Age
- In the United States, the highest incidence of appendicitis is found in the age group of 10-19 years old.[4]
- Appendicitis is more uncommon in age extremities (less than 5 years and greater than 50 years of age).[1]
Gender
- Males present with symptoms of appendicitis 1.4 times as much compared to women across all age groups.[5]
Race
- Appendicitis rates are 1.5 times higher in Caucasians than in other ethnicities.[1]
Developed Countries
- Appendicitis is more common in industrialized countries in Europe and America where diets are more consistent with highly refined foods that are low in dietary fibers.[1]
Developing Countries
- In developing countries, the chances of appendicitis are lower because of the typical agrarian diet that is composed of more high-fiber foods as opposed to refined food.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Yelon, Jay A. & Luchette, Fred A. (2014), Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care (1st ed.), New York, New York: Springer
- ↑ Ohmann C, Franke C, Kraemer M, Yang Q (2002). "[Status report on epidemiology of acute appendicitis]". Chirurg (in German). 73 (8): 769–76. PMID 12425152. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Appendicitis. Wikipedia (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendicitis#Clinical Accessed on January 29, 2016
- ↑ Addiss DG, Shaffer N, Fowler BS, Tauxe RV (1990). "The epidemiology of appendicitis and appendectomy in the United States". Am. J. Epidemiol. 132 (5): 910–25. PMID 2239906. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Appendicitis. Wikipedia (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendicitis#Clinical Accessed on January 29, 2016