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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Incidence=== | ===Incidence=== | ||
*The incidence of Whipple's disease is approximately 12 annually worldwide.<ref name="Whipple’s disease">Dobbins W, III. 1987. Whipple’s disease. Charles C Thomas, Publisher, | |||
Springfield, IL.</ref> | |||
*Between 1907 and 1987, the incidence of Whipple's disease was estimated to be 696 cases worldwide.<ref name="Whipple’s disease">Dobbins W, III. 1987. Whipple’s disease. Charles C Thomas, Publisher, Springfield, IL.</ref> | |||
*The incidence of Whipple's disease is approximately 1 per 1,000,000 individuals annually in north-western Italy.<ref name="BiagiBalduzzi2015">{{cite journal|last1=Biagi|first1=F.|last2=Balduzzi|first2=D.|last3=Delvino|first3=P.|last4=Schiepatti|first4=A.|last5=Klersy|first5=C.|last6=Corazza|first6=G. R.|title=Prevalence of Whipple's disease in north-western Italy|journal=European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases|volume=34|issue=7|year=2015|pages=1347–1348|issn=0934-9723|doi=10.1007/s10096-015-2357-2}}</ref> | *The incidence of Whipple's disease is approximately 1 per 1,000,000 individuals annually in north-western Italy.<ref name="BiagiBalduzzi2015">{{cite journal|last1=Biagi|first1=F.|last2=Balduzzi|first2=D.|last3=Delvino|first3=P.|last4=Schiepatti|first4=A.|last5=Klersy|first5=C.|last6=Corazza|first6=G. R.|title=Prevalence of Whipple's disease in north-western Italy|journal=European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases|volume=34|issue=7|year=2015|pages=1347–1348|issn=0934-9723|doi=10.1007/s10096-015-2357-2}}</ref> | ||
===Prevalence=== | ===Prevalence=== | ||
*The prevalence of Whipple's disease is approximately 3 per | *The prevalence of Whipple's disease is approximately 3 per 1,000,000 individuals in north-western Italy.<ref name="BiagiBalduzzi2015">{{cite journal|last1=Biagi|first1=F.|last2=Balduzzi|first2=D.|last3=Delvino|first3=P.|last4=Schiepatti|first4=A.|last5=Klersy|first5=C.|last6=Corazza|first6=G. R.|title=Prevalence of Whipple's disease in north-western Italy|journal=European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases|volume=34|issue=7|year=2015|pages=1347–1348|issn=0934-9723|doi=10.1007/s10096-015-2357-2}}</ref> | ||
===Case-fatality rate=== | ===Case-fatality rate=== | ||
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===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
*Whipple's disease commonly affects individuals between 40 to 60 years of age; the median age at diagnosis is 50 years. | *Whipple's disease commonly affects individuals between 40 to 60 years of age; the median age at diagnosis is 50 years. | ||
===Race=== | ===Race=== | ||
*Whipple's disease usually affects individuals of the caucasian race. Africans, asians and other individuals are less likely to develop Whipple's disease. | *Whipple's disease usually affects individuals of the caucasian race. Africans, asians and other individuals are less likely to develop Whipple's disease. | ||
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*Males are more commonly affected by Whipple's disease than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 8 to 1. | *Males are more commonly affected by Whipple's disease than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 8 to 1. | ||
===Region=== | ===Region=== | ||
*The majority of | *The majority of Whipple's disease cases are reported in North America and western Europe.<ref name="FenollarPuéchal2007">{{cite journal|last1=Fenollar|first1=Florence|last2=Puéchal|first2=Xavier|last3=Raoult|first3=Didier|title=Whipple's Disease|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=356|issue=1|year=2007|pages=55–66|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJMra062477}}</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of Whipple's disease is approximately 12 annually worldwide.[1]
- Between 1907 and 1987, the incidence of Whipple's disease was estimated to be 696 cases worldwide.[1]
- The incidence of Whipple's disease is approximately 1 per 1,000,000 individuals annually in north-western Italy.[2]
Prevalence
- The prevalence of Whipple's disease is approximately 3 per 1,000,000 individuals in north-western Italy.[2]
Case-fatality rate
- In [year], the incidence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals with a case-fatality rate of [number range]%.
- The case-fatality rate of [disease name] is approximately [number range].
Age
- Whipple's disease commonly affects individuals between 40 to 60 years of age; the median age at diagnosis is 50 years.
Race
- Whipple's disease usually affects individuals of the caucasian race. Africans, asians and other individuals are less likely to develop Whipple's disease.
Gender
- Males are more commonly affected by Whipple's disease than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 8 to 1.
Region
- The majority of Whipple's disease cases are reported in North America and western Europe.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dobbins W, III. 1987. Whipple’s disease. Charles C Thomas, Publisher, Springfield, IL.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Biagi, F.; Balduzzi, D.; Delvino, P.; Schiepatti, A.; Klersy, C.; Corazza, G. R. (2015). "Prevalence of Whipple's disease in north-western Italy". European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 34 (7): 1347–1348. doi:10.1007/s10096-015-2357-2. ISSN 0934-9723.
- ↑ Fenollar, Florence; Puéchal, Xavier; Raoult, Didier (2007). "Whipple's Disease". New England Journal of Medicine. 356 (1): 55–66. doi:10.1056/NEJMra062477. ISSN 0028-4793.