Membranous glomerulonephritis epidemiology and demographics

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

• The incidence of membranous glomerulopathy is approximately 27 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
• In 2002, the incidence of membranous glomerulopathy was estimated to be 27 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.

Prevalence

• The prevalence of membranous glomerulonephritis is approximately 690 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
• In 2002, the prevalence of [disease name] was estimated to be 690 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.

Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate

• In 2001, the incidence of Membranous Glomerulonephritis is approximately 28.5 per 100,000 individuals with a case-fatality rate/mortality rate of 0.38%.
• The case-fatality rate/mortality rate of membranous glomerulonephritis is approximately 0.38%

Age

• Patients of all age groups may develop membranous glomerulonephritis.
• The incidence of Membranous Glomerulonephritis increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is 40 years.
• Membranous Glomerulonephritis commonly affects individuals older than 40 years of age.

Race

• membranous glomerulopathy usually affects individuals of the caucasian race.

Gender

• Membranous glomerulonephritis affects men and women equally.

Region

• Membranous glomerulonephritis tends to affect Caucasian population and Chinese population.