Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo epidemiology and demographics
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of BPPV is approximately 107 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[1]
Prevalence
- The prevalence of BPPV is approximately 65 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
Age
- Idiopathic BPPV commonly affects individuals older than 50 years of age.
- BPPV following head trauma can happen in younger ages.
Race
- There is no racial predilection to [disease name].
- [Disease name] usually affects individuals of the [race 1] race. [Race 2] individuals are less likely to develop [disease name].
Gender
- [Disease name] affects men and women equally.
- [Gender 1] are more commonly affected by [disease name] than [gender 2]. The [gender 1] to [gender 2] ratio is approximately [number > 1] to 1.
Region
- The majority of [disease name] cases are reported in [geographical region].
- [Disease name] is a common/rare disease that tends to affect [patient population 1] and [patient population 2].