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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Appendicitis is a common disease in both Europe and America with about 100 people per 100,000 per year developing cases of appendicitis. Younger people, in the age group of 10-19, have the highest rates of developing appendicitis. Males are more likely than females to develop appendicitis. Whites are more likely than nonwhites to develop appendicitis. | Appendicitis is a common disease in both Europe and America with about 100 people per 100,000 per year developing cases of appendicitis. Younger people, in the age group of 10-19, have the highest rates of developing appendicitis. Males are more likely than females to develop appendicitis. Whites are more likely than nonwhites to develop appendicitis. | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | |||
==Incidence== | ===Incidence=== | ||
In the Europe and America, 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> | In the Europe and America, 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=== | ||
In the United States, the highest incidence of Appendicitis is found in the age group of 10-19.<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> | In the United States, the highest incidence of Appendicitis is found in the age group of 10-19.<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> | ||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
Males have a 1.4 times increased presentation of appendicitis compared to women across all age groups. | Males have a 1.4 times increased presentation of appendicitis compared to women across all age groups. | ||
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Overview
Appendicitis is a common disease in both Europe and America with about 100 people per 100,000 per year developing cases of appendicitis. Younger people, in the age group of 10-19, have the highest rates of developing appendicitis. Males are more likely than females to develop appendicitis. Whites are more likely than nonwhites to develop appendicitis.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
In the Europe and America, the incidence of Appendicitis is about 100 per 100,000 patients per year.[1]
Age
In the United States, the highest incidence of Appendicitis is found in the age group of 10-19.[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.
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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