Gastric antral vascular ectasia epidemiology and demographics

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Epidemiology and Demographics

Age

The average age of diagnosis for GAVE is 73 years of age for females, and 68 for males. Patients in their thirties have been found to have GAVE. It becomes more common in women in their eighties, rising to 4% of all such gastrointestinal conditions.

Gender

Women are about twice as often diagnosed with gastric antral vascular ectasia than men. 71% of all cases of GAVE are diagnosed in females.