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**[Disease name] usually affects individuals of the [race 1] race. [Race 2] individuals are less likely to develop [disease name]. | **[Disease name] usually affects individuals of the [race 1] race. [Race 2] individuals are less likely to develop [disease name]. | ||
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* | * Acromegaly affects men and women equally.<ref name="pmid7934807">{{cite journal| author=Ezzat S, Forster MJ, Berchtold P, Redelmeier DA, Boerlin V, Harris AG| title=Acromegaly. Clinical and biochemical features in 500 patients. | journal=Medicine (Baltimore) | year= 1994 | volume= 73 | issue= 5 | pages= 233-40 | pmid=7934807 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7934807 }}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of acromegaly is approximately 0.3 - 0.4 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[1]
Prevalence
- The prevalence of acromegaly is approximately 4 - 9 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[2]
Age
- Age:
- Patients of all age groups may develop [disease name].
- The incidence of [disease name] increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is [#] years.
- [Disease name] commonly affects individuals younger than/older than [number of years] years of age.
- [Chronic disease name] is usually first diagnosed among [age group].
- [Acute disease name] commonly affects [age group].
Race
- Race:
- There is no racial predilection to [disease name].
- [Disease name] usually affects individuals of the [race 1] race. [Race 2] individuals are less likely to develop [disease name].
Gender
- Acromegaly affects men and women equally.[3]
Region
- The majority of [disease name] cases are reported in [geographical region].
- [Disease name] is a common/rare disease that tends to affect [patient population 1] and [patient population 2].
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
References
- ↑ Bengtsson BA, Edén S, Ernest I, Odén A, Sjögren B (1988). "Epidemiology and long-term survival in acromegaly. A study of 166 cases diagnosed between 1955 and 1984". Acta Med Scand. 223 (4): 327–35. PMID 3369313.
- ↑ Bengtsson BA, Edén S, Ernest I, Odén A, Sjögren B (1988). "Epidemiology and long-term survival in acromegaly. A study of 166 cases diagnosed between 1955 and 1984". Acta Med Scand. 223 (4): 327–35. PMID 3369313.
- ↑ Ezzat S, Forster MJ, Berchtold P, Redelmeier DA, Boerlin V, Harris AG (1994). "Acromegaly. Clinical and biochemical features in 500 patients". Medicine (Baltimore). 73 (5): 233–40. PMID 7934807.