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* 21000 per 100,000 hospitalized patients and 2000 to 3000 per 100,000 of outpatients suffer from hypokalemia. | * 21000 per 100,000 hospitalized patients and 2000 to 3000 per 100,000 of outpatients suffer from hypokalemia.<ref name="urlPotassium Disorders: Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia - - American Family Physician">{{cite web |url=https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0915/p487.html |title=Potassium Disorders: Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia - - American Family Physician |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
=== Gender === | === Gender === | ||
* Hypokalemia occurs more in females compared to males. | * Hypokalemia occurs more in females compared to males.<ref name="urlIncidence and determinants of hyperkalemia and hypokalemia in a large healthcare system - International Journal of Cardiology">{{cite web |url=https://www.internationaljournalofcardiology.com/article/S0167-5273(17)32575-5/fulltext |title=Incidence and determinants of hyperkalemia and hypokalemia in a large healthcare system - International Journal of Cardiology |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
=== Past medical history === | === Past medical history === | ||
* Hypokalemia occurs more in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease and hypertension. | * Hypokalemia occurs more in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease and hypertension.<ref name="urlIncidence and determinants of hyperkalemia and hypokalemia in a large healthcare system - International Journal of Cardiology">{{cite web |url=https://www.internationaljournalofcardiology.com/article/S0167-5273(17)32575-5/fulltext |title=Incidence and determinants of hyperkalemia and hypokalemia in a large healthcare system - International Journal of Cardiology |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
=== Race === | === Race === | ||
*African-Americans have lower serum potassium levels compared to non-African-Americans.<ref name="ChenSang2017">{{cite journal|last1=Chen|first1=Yan|last2=Sang|first2=Yingying|last3=Ballew|first3=Shoshana H.|last4=Tin|first4=Adrienne|last5=Chang|first5=Alex R.|last6=Matsushita|first6=Kunihiro|last7=Coresh|first7=Josef|last8=Kalantar-Zadeh|first8=Kamyar|last9=Molnar|first9=Miklos Z.|last10=Grams|first10=Morgan E.|title=Race, Serum Potassium, and Associations With ESRD and Mortality|journal=American Journal of Kidney Diseases|volume=70|issue=2|year=2017|pages=244–251|issn=02726386|doi=10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.01.044}}</ref> | |||
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Overview
The exact prevalence of hypokalemia is unknown. It changes between inpatient and outpatient cases. In one study in Sweden, the prevalence was 13.6% [1].
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- 21000 per 100,000 hospitalized patients and 2000 to 3000 per 100,000 of outpatients suffer from hypokalemia.[2]
Gender
- Hypokalemia occurs more in females compared to males.[3]
Past medical history
- Hypokalemia occurs more in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease and hypertension.[3]
Race
- African-Americans have lower serum potassium levels compared to non-African-Americans.[4]
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References
- ↑ Nilsson E, Gasparini A, Ärnlöv J, Xu H, Henriksson KM, Coresh J, Grams ME, Carrero JJ (October 2017). "Incidence and determinants of hyperkalemia and hypokalemia in a large healthcare system". Int. J. Cardiol. 245: 277–284. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.07.035. PMID 28735756.
- ↑ "Potassium Disorders: Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia - - American Family Physician".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Incidence and determinants of hyperkalemia and hypokalemia in a large healthcare system - International Journal of Cardiology".
- ↑ Chen, Yan; Sang, Yingying; Ballew, Shoshana H.; Tin, Adrienne; Chang, Alex R.; Matsushita, Kunihiro; Coresh, Josef; Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar; Molnar, Miklos Z.; Grams, Morgan E. (2017). "Race, Serum Potassium, and Associations With ESRD and Mortality". American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 70 (2): 244–251. doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.01.044. ISSN 0272-6386.