Jaundice epidemiology and demographics

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farnaz Khalighinejad, MD [2]

Overview

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • The incidence of jaundice is approximately 40,000 per 100,000 individuals of intensive care unit patients.[1]

Race

  • Neonatal jaundice is more common among Asian and mixed Asian/white infants than white infants.[2]

Age

  • Hepatocellular jaundice commonly affects younger patients.[3]
  • Cholestatic jaundice commonly affects older patients.[3]

Gender

References

  1. Bansal V, Schuchert VD (2006). "Jaundice in the intensive care unit". Surg. Clin. North Am. 86 (6): 1495–502. doi:10.1016/j.suc.2006.09.007. PMID 17116459.
  2. Setia S, Villaveces A, Dhillon P, Mueller BA (2002). "Neonatal jaundice in Asian, white, and mixed-race infants". Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 156 (3): 276–9. PMID 11876673.
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