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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Prevelance=== | ===Prevelance=== | ||
* In the USA and Europe, the prevelance of GERD ranges from low of 10,000 per 100,000 persons to high of 20,000 per 100,000 people. <ref name="pmid23853213">{{cite journal| author=El-Serag HB, Sweet S, Winchester CC, Dent J| title=Update on the epidemiology of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a systematic review. | journal=Gut | year= 2014 | volume= 63 | issue= 6 | pages= 871-80 | pmid=23853213 | doi=10.1136/gutjnl-2012-304269 | pmc=4046948 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23853213 }}</ref> | |||
* In Asia, the prevelance of GERD is 5,000 per 100,000 people. | |||
===Incidence=== | ===Incidence=== | ||
* In the USA, the incidence of GERD is 5,400 per 100,000 persons. | |||
* In Europe, the incidence of GERD is 840 per 100,000 persons. | |||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
* The prevalence of GERD increases with age. | |||
* GERD affects all age groups but it affects more the people older than 40 years. | |||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
* Men and women are affected equally by GERD. | |||
===Race=== | ===Race=== | ||
* There is no racial predilection for GERD. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevelance
- In the USA and Europe, the prevelance of GERD ranges from low of 10,000 per 100,000 persons to high of 20,000 per 100,000 people. [1]
- In Asia, the prevelance of GERD is 5,000 per 100,000 people.
Incidence
- In the USA, the incidence of GERD is 5,400 per 100,000 persons.
- In Europe, the incidence of GERD is 840 per 100,000 persons.
Age
- The prevalence of GERD increases with age.
- GERD affects all age groups but it affects more the people older than 40 years.
Gender
- Men and women are affected equally by GERD.
Race
- There is no racial predilection for GERD.
References
- ↑ El-Serag HB, Sweet S, Winchester CC, Dent J (2014). "Update on the epidemiology of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a systematic review". Gut. 63 (6): 871–80. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2012-304269. PMC 4046948. PMID 23853213.