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* Hepatocellular jaundice mainly from viral hepatitis commonly affects young patients.<ref name="urlAge and gender analysis of jaundice patients | Yu | The Journal of Bioscience and Medicine">{{cite web |url=http://www.jbscience.org/index.php?journal=jbscience&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=138 |title=Age and gender analysis of jaundice patients | Yu | The Journal of Bioscience and Medicine |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | * Hepatocellular jaundice mainly from viral hepatitis commonly affects young patients.<ref name="urlAge and gender analysis of jaundice patients | Yu | The Journal of Bioscience and Medicine">{{cite web |url=http://www.jbscience.org/index.php?journal=jbscience&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=138 |title=Age and gender analysis of jaundice patients | Yu | The Journal of Bioscience and Medicine |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
* Cholestatic jaundice commonly affects older patients.<ref name="urlAge and gender analysis of jaundice patients | Yu | The Journal of Bioscience and Medicine" /> | * Cholestatic jaundice mainly from liver cancer, hepatitis, and liver cirrhosis commonly affects older patients.<ref name="urlAge and gender analysis of jaundice patients | Yu | The Journal of Bioscience and Medicine" /> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farnaz Khalighinejad, MD [2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of jaundice is approximately 40,000 per 100,000 individuals of intensive care unit patients.[1]
Race
- Neonatal jaundice is more common among Asian and mixed Asian/white infants than white infants.[2]
Age
- Hepatocellular jaundice mainly from viral hepatitis commonly affects young patients.[3]
- Cholestatic jaundice mainly from liver cancer, hepatitis, and liver cirrhosis commonly affects older patients.[3]
Gender
- Male are more commonly affected by hepatocellular jaundice and liver cancer than female.
- Female are more commonly affected by hemolytic jaundice mainly from cholangiocarcinoma than male.
References
- ↑ Bansal V, Schuchert VD (2006). "Jaundice in the intensive care unit". Surg. Clin. North Am. 86 (6): 1495–502. doi:10.1016/j.suc.2006.09.007. PMID 17116459.
- ↑ Setia S, Villaveces A, Dhillon P, Mueller BA (2002). "Neonatal jaundice in Asian, white, and mixed-race infants". Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 156 (3): 276–9. PMID 11876673.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Age and gender analysis of jaundice patients | Yu | The Journal of Bioscience and Medicine".