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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> | * 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
- The incidence of acromegaly increases with age; the mean age at diagnosis of acromegaly is 40 years in males.
- The mean age at diagnosis of acromegaly is 45 years in females.
Race
- There is no racial predilection to acromegaly.
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.