Duchenne muscular dystrophy 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 Duchenne muscular dystrophy is approximately 200 per million births worldwide.
Prevalence
- In 2010, the prevalence of Duchenne muscular dystrophy was estimated to be 1.38 per 10,000 male individuals, ages 5 to 24 years.
Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate
- In [year], the incidence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals with a case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [number range]%.
- The case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [disease name] is approximately [number range].
Age
- The symptoms of Duchenne muscular dystrophy commonly presents in children younger than 5 years of age.[1]
Race
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy usually affects individuals of the Hispanic race. Non-Hispanic white or black individuals are less likely to develop DMD.
Gender
- Men are more commonly affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy than women. 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].
References
- ↑ Romitti PA, Zhu Y, Puzhankara S, James KA, Nabukera SK, Zamba GK, Ciafaloni E, Cunniff C, Druschel CM, Mathews KD, Matthews DJ, Meaney FJ, Andrews JG, Conway KM, Fox DJ, Street N, Adams MM, Bolen J (March 2015). "Prevalence of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies in the United States". Pediatrics. 135 (3): 513–21. doi:10.1542/peds.2014-2044. PMC 4477633. PMID 25687144.