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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Incidence== | ==Incidence== | ||
In the United States, the incidence of Appendicitis is about | In the United States, the incidence of Appendicitis is about 100 per 100,000 patients per year.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Ohmann C, Franke C, Kraemer M, Yang Q |title=[Status report on epidemiology of acute appendicitis] |language=German |journal=Chirurg |volume=73 |issue=8 |pages=769–76 |year=2002 |month=August |pmid=12425152 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
The highest prevalence of Appendicitis is found in the age group of 10-19, with an incidence of 233 per 100,000 patients per year.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Addiss DG, Shaffer N, Fowler BS, Tauxe RV |title=The epidemiology of appendicitis and appendectomy in the United States |journal=Am. J. Epidemiol. |volume=132 |issue=5 |pages=910–25 |year=1990 |month=November |pmid=2239906 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | The highest prevalence of Appendicitis is found in the age group of 10-19, with an incidence of 233 per 100,000 patients per year.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Addiss DG, Shaffer N, Fowler BS, Tauxe RV |title=The epidemiology of appendicitis and appendectomy in the United States |journal=Am. J. Epidemiol. |volume=132 |issue=5 |pages=910–25 |year=1990 |month=November |pmid=2239906 |doi= |url=}}</ref> |
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Overview
Incidence
In the United States, the incidence of Appendicitis is about 100 per 100,000 patients per year.[1]
Age
The highest prevalence of Appendicitis is found in the age group of 10-19, with an incidence of 233 per 100,000 patients per year.[2]
Gender
Males have a 1.4 times increased presentation of appendicitis compared to women across all age groups.
Race
Appendicitis rates were 1.5 times higher in whites than in nonwhites. The highest prevalence in whites was 154 per 100,000 patients per year.
References
- ↑ Ohmann C, Franke C, Kraemer M, Yang Q (2002). "[Status report on epidemiology of acute appendicitis]". Chirurg (in German). 73 (8): 769–76. PMID 12425152. Unknown parameter
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