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==Overview==
==Overview==
The [[incidence]] of Hirschsprung's disease is 20 in every 100,000 newborns. It is three times more common in Asian Americans than the rest of the population. Males are more commonly affected than females.
==Epidemiology and demographics==
===Incidence===
*The [[incidence]] of Hirschsprung's disease is 20 in every 100,000 newborns.<ref name="urlEpidemiological Study of Hirschsprungs Disease | International Journal of Epidemiology | Oxford Academic">{{cite web |url=https://academic.oup.com/ije/article-abstract/13/4/479/814990/An-Epidemiological-Study-of-Hirschsprung-s-Disease |title=Epidemiological Study of Hirschsprung's Disease &#124; International Journal of Epidemiology &#124; Oxford Academic |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
*The [[incidence]] is estimated to be lower in the United States at 7 in every 100,000 newborns.


==Epidemiology and demographics==
===Race===
===Incidence:===
*Hirschsprung's disease is three times more common in Asian Americans than the rest of the population.<ref name="urlAn epidemiological study of Hirschsprungs disease and additional anomalies - Russell - 1994 - Acta Paediatrica - Wiley Online Library">{{cite web |url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1994.tb12955.x/full |title=An epidemiological study of Hirschsprung's disease and additional anomalies - Russell - 1994 - Acta Paediatrica - Wiley Online Library |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
*The incidence of Hirschsprung disease is 1 in 5000 newborn.
 
*The incidence is lower in the US (about 1 in 1500 newborn).
===Gender===
===Race:===
*Males are more commonly affected by Hirschsprung's disease than females.  
*Hirschsprung disease is three times more common in Asian Americans.
*The male to female ratio is approximately 4:1.
===Gender:===
*For total [[Aganglionic megacolon|aganglionic colon]], the male to female ratio is 1:1.<ref name="urlAn epidemiological study of Hirschsprungs disease and additional anomalies - Russell - 1994 - Acta Paediatrica - Wiley Online Library">{{cite web |url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1994.tb12955.x/full |title=An epidemiological study of Hirschsprung's disease and additional anomalies - Russell - 1994 - Acta Paediatrica - Wiley Online Library |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
• [Gender 1] are more commonly affected with [disease name] than [gender 2]. The [gender 1] to [gender 2] ratio is approximately [number > 1] to 1.
With total aganglionic colon, male to female ratio is 1:1.


==References==
==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Younes M.B.B.CH [2]

Overview

The incidence of Hirschsprung's disease is 20 in every 100,000 newborns. It is three times more common in Asian Americans than the rest of the population. Males are more commonly affected than females.

Epidemiology and demographics

Incidence

  • The incidence of Hirschsprung's disease is 20 in every 100,000 newborns.[1]
  • The incidence is estimated to be lower in the United States at 7 in every 100,000 newborns.

Race

  • Hirschsprung's disease is three times more common in Asian Americans than the rest of the population.[2]

Gender

  • Males are more commonly affected by Hirschsprung's disease than females.
  • The male to female ratio is approximately 4:1.
  • For total aganglionic colon, the male to female ratio is 1:1.[2]

References

  1. "Epidemiological Study of Hirschsprung's Disease | International Journal of Epidemiology | Oxford Academic".
  2. 2.0 2.1 "An epidemiological study of Hirschsprung's disease and additional anomalies - Russell - 1994 - Acta Paediatrica - Wiley Online Library".