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Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
- Worldwide, the prevalence of pituitary apoplexy is 6.2 per 100,000 persons. [1]
Incidence
- Worldwide, the incidence of pituitary apoplexy is 0.7 per 100,000 persons.[2]
Age
- Pituitary apoplexy is commonly seen with a mean age of 57 years.
Gender
- Males are more commonly affected with pituitary apoplexy than females. Two thirds of all patient being males.
References
- ↑ Fernandez A, Karavitaki N, Wass JA (2010). "Prevalence of pituitary adenomas: a community-based, cross-sectional study in Banbury (Oxfordshire, UK)". Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 72 (3): 377–82. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03667.x. PMID 19650784.
- ↑ Raappana A, Koivukangas J, Ebeling T, Pirilä T (2010). "Incidence of pituitary adenomas in Northern Finland in 1992-2007". J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 95 (9): 4268–75. doi:10.1210/jc.2010-0537. PMID 20534753.