Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis epidemiology and demographics

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2] Jogeet Singh Sekhon, M.D. [3]

Overview

The incidence of RPGN is 1 per 1 million individuals per year and the incidence is affected by race and age.

Epidemiology and demographics

Incidence

  • The incidence of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis is around 1 per million individuals per year.[1] [2]

Prevalance

  • The prevalence of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis increases with age.

Race

  • Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis is more prevalent in the white race more than the black race.

Gender

  • Men and women are affected equally by rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.

Age

  • It is more common in old individuals.

References

  1. Cui Z, Zhao MH (2011). "Advances in human antiglomerular basement membrane disease". Nat Rev Nephrol. 7 (12): 697–705. doi:10.1038/nrneph.2011.89. PMID 21769105.
  2. Hedger N, Stevens J, Drey N, Walker S, Roderick P (2000). "Incidence and outcome of pauci-immune rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in Wessex, UK: a 10-year retrospective study". Nephrol Dial Transplant. 15 (10): 1593–9. PMID 11007827.

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