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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The prevalence of fibromyalgia in the United States was reported to range from 500-5000 per 100,000 | The prevalence of fibromyalgia in the United States was reported to range from 500-5000 per 100,000 people. Females are more commonly affected than males with a ratio of 9:1. People from ages 20 to 50 are more commonly affected. Fibromyalgia has no racial predilection.<ref name="pmid23203795">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vincent A, Lahr BD, Wolfe F, Clauw DJ, Whipple MO, Oh TH, Barton DL, St Sauver J |title=Prevalence of fibromyalgia: a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota, utilizing the Rochester Epidemiology Project |journal=Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) |volume=65 |issue=5 |pages=786–92 |year=2013 |pmid=23203795 |pmc=3935235 |doi=10.1002/acr.21896 |url=}}</ref> | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
====Incidence and | ====Incidence and Prevalence==== | ||
The prevalence of fibromyalgia in the United States was reported to range from 500-5000 per 100,000 persons. | The prevalence of fibromyalgia in the United States was reported to range from 500-5000 per 100,000 persons. | ||
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Females are more commonly affected than males with a ratio of 9:1. | Females are more commonly affected than males with a ratio of 9:1. | ||
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====Race==== | ====Race==== | ||
Fibromyalgia has no racial predilection. | Fibromyalgia has no racial predilection. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
The prevalence of fibromyalgia in the United States was reported to range from 500-5000 per 100,000 people. Females are more commonly affected than males with a ratio of 9:1. People from ages 20 to 50 are more commonly affected. Fibromyalgia has no racial predilection.[1]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence and Prevalence
The prevalence of fibromyalgia in the United States was reported to range from 500-5000 per 100,000 persons.
Gender
Females are more commonly affected than males with a ratio of 9:1.
Age
People between ages 20 and 50 are more commonly affected.
Race
Fibromyalgia has no racial predilection.
References
- ↑ Vincent A, Lahr BD, Wolfe F, Clauw DJ, Whipple MO, Oh TH, Barton DL, St Sauver J (2013). "Prevalence of fibromyalgia: a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota, utilizing the Rochester Epidemiology Project". Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 65 (5): 786–92. doi:10.1002/acr.21896. PMC 3935235. PMID 23203795.