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==Overview==
==Overview==
The prevalence of cryoglobulinemia is approximately 1 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. The mean age reported is 42-52 years. It is more prevalent in females as compared to males, the ratio being 3:1.


==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
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===Prevalence===
===Prevalence===
*The prevalence of cryoglobulinemia is approximately 1 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
*The prevalence of cryoglobulinemia is approximately 1 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.<ref name="pmid6996482">{{cite journal| author=Gorevic PD, Kassab HJ, Levo Y, Kohn R, Meltzer M, Prose P et al.| title=Mixed cryoglobulinemia: clinical aspects and long-term follow-up of 40 patients. | journal=Am J Med | year= 1980 | volume= 69 | issue= 2 | pages= 287-308 | pmid=6996482 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6996482  }} </ref>


===Case Fatality Rate===
===Case Fatality Rate===


===Age===
===Age===
The mean reported is 42-52 years.
*The mean age reported is 42-52 years.


===Gender===
===Gender===
*Cryoglobulinemia is more prevalent in females as compared to males.
*Cryoglobulinemia is more prevalent in females as compared to males.<ref name="pmid4216269">{{cite journal| author=Brouet JC, Clauvel JP, Danon F, Klein M, Seligmann M| title=Biologic and clinical significance of cryoglobulins. A report of 86 cases. | journal=Am J Med | year= 1974 | volume= 57 | issue= 5 | pages= 775-88 | pmid=4216269 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=4216269  }} </ref>
*The ratio is 3:1.
*The ratio is 3:1.


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*The majority of cryoglobulinemia cases are reported in Mediterranean basin.
*The majority of cryoglobulinemia cases are reported in Mediterranean basin.


===Developing Countries===
===Developed Countries===


==References==
==References==

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Overview

The prevalence of cryoglobulinemia is approximately 1 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. The mean age reported is 42-52 years. It is more prevalent in females as compared to males, the ratio being 3:1.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • The incidence/prevalence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide.

Prevalence

  • The prevalence of cryoglobulinemia is approximately 1 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[1]

Case Fatality Rate

Age

  • The mean age reported is 42-52 years.

Gender

  • Cryoglobulinemia is more prevalent in females as compared to males.[2]
  • The ratio is 3:1.

Region

  • The majority of cryoglobulinemia cases are reported in Mediterranean basin.


References

  1. Gorevic PD, Kassab HJ, Levo Y, Kohn R, Meltzer M, Prose P; et al. (1980). "Mixed cryoglobulinemia: clinical aspects and long-term follow-up of 40 patients". Am J Med. 69 (2): 287–308. PMID 6996482.
  2. Brouet JC, Clauvel JP, Danon F, Klein M, Seligmann M (1974). "Biologic and clinical significance of cryoglobulins. A report of 86 cases". Am J Med. 57 (5): 775–88. PMID 4216269.


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