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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Appendicitis is a common disease in both Europe and America with about 100 people per 100,000 per year developing cases of appendicitis. Younger people, in the age group of 10-19, have the highest rates of developing appendicitis. Males are more likely than females to develop appendicitis. Whites are more likely than nonwhites to develop appendicitis. | Appendicitis is one of the most prominent causes of acute [[abdominal]] pain. is a common disease in both Europe and America with about 100 people per 100,000 per year developing cases of appendicitis. Younger people, in the age group of 10-19, have the highest rates of developing appendicitis. Males are more likely than females to develop appendicitis. Whites are more likely than nonwhites to develop appendicitis. | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Prevalence=== | |||
*One out of every 15 people (7%) will develop acute appendicitis in their lifetime.<ref name="book1">{{Citation | |||
| last1 = Fernel | |||
| first1 = Jean Fracois | |||
| lastauthoramp = yes | |||
| title = Universa Medicina | |||
| publisher = Cambridge University Press | |||
| place = New York, New York | |||
| edition = 1 | |||
| year = 1567 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
===Incidence=== | ===Incidence=== | ||
*In Europe and America, the incidence of appendicitis is about 100 per 100,000 patients per year.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Ohmann C, Franke C, Kraemer M, Yang Q |title=[Status report on epidemiology of acute appendicitis] |language=German |journal=Chirurg |volume=73 |issue=8 |pages=769–76 |year=2002 |month=August |pmid=12425152 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *In Europe and America, the incidence of appendicitis is about 100 per 100,000 patients per year.<ref name=>{{cite journal |author=Ohmann C, Franke C, Kraemer M, Yang Q |title=[Status report on epidemiology of acute appendicitis] |language=German |journal=Chirurg |volume=73 |issue=8 |pages=769–76 |year=2002 |month=August |pmid=12425152 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
* The peak incidence occurs between the second and third decades of life.<ref name="book1">{{Citation | |||
| last1 = Fernel | |||
| first1 = Jean Fracois | |||
| lastauthoramp = yes | |||
| title = Universa Medicina | |||
| publisher = Cambridge University Press | |||
| place = New York, New York | |||
| edition = 1 | |||
| year = 1567 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
*In the United States, the highest incidence of appendicitis is found in the age group of 10-19.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Addiss DG, Shaffer N, Fowler BS, Tauxe RV |title=The epidemiology of appendicitis and appendectomy in the United States |journal=Am. J. Epidemiol. |volume=132 |issue=5 |pages=910–25 |year=1990 |month=November |pmid=2239906 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *In the United States, the highest incidence of appendicitis is found in the age group of 10-19.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Addiss DG, Shaffer N, Fowler BS, Tauxe RV |title=The epidemiology of appendicitis and appendectomy in the United States |journal=Am. J. Epidemiol. |volume=132 |issue=5 |pages=910–25 |year=1990 |month=November |pmid=2239906 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
* More uncommon in age extremities (less than 5 years and greater than 50 years of age).<ref name="book1">{{Citation | |||
| last1 = Fernel | |||
| first1 = Jean Fracois | |||
| lastauthoramp = yes | |||
| title = Universa Medicina | |||
| publisher = Cambridge University Press | |||
| place = New York, New York | |||
| edition = 1 | |||
| year = 1567 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
*Males have a 1.4 times increased presentation of appendicitis compared to women across all age groups. | *Males have a 1.4 times increased presentation of appendicitis compared to women across all age groups. | ||
===Race=== | ===Race=== | ||
*Appendicitis rates were 1.5 times higher in Caucasians than in other nationalities. | *Appendicitis rates were 1.5 times higher in Caucasians than in other nationalities. | ||
===Developed Countries=== | |||
*Appendicitis is more common in industrialized countries in Europe and America where diets are more consistent with highly refined foods that are low in dietary fibers.<ref name="book1">{{Citation | |||
| last1 = Fernel | |||
| first1 = Jean Fracois | |||
| lastauthoramp = yes | |||
| title = Universa Medicina | |||
| publisher = Cambridge University Press | |||
| place = New York, New York | |||
| edition = 1 | |||
| year = 1567 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
===Developing Countries=== | |||
*In developing countries, the chances of appendicitis are lower because of the typical agrarian diet that is composed of more high-fiber food as opposed to refined food.<ref name="book1">{{Citation | |||
| last1 = Fernel | |||
| first1 = Jean Fracois | |||
| lastauthoramp = yes | |||
| title = Universa Medicina | |||
| publisher = Cambridge University Press | |||
| place = New York, New York | |||
| edition = 1 | |||
| year = 1567 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Appendicitis is one of the most prominent causes of acute abdominal pain. is a common disease in both Europe and America with about 100 people per 100,000 per year developing cases of appendicitis. Younger people, in the age group of 10-19, have the highest rates of developing appendicitis. Males are more likely than females to develop appendicitis. Whites are more likely than nonwhites to develop appendicitis.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
- One out of every 15 people (7%) will develop acute appendicitis in their lifetime.[1]
Incidence
- In Europe and America, the incidence of appendicitis is about 100 per 100,000 patients per year.[2]
- The peak incidence occurs between the second and third decades of life.[1]
Age
- In the United States, the highest incidence of appendicitis is found in the age group of 10-19.[3]
- More uncommon in age extremities (less than 5 years and greater than 50 years of age).[1]
Gender
- Males have a 1.4 times increased presentation of appendicitis compared to women across all age groups.
Race
- Appendicitis rates were 1.5 times higher in Caucasians than in other nationalities.
Developed Countries
- Appendicitis is more common in industrialized countries in Europe and America where diets are more consistent with highly refined foods that are low in dietary fibers.[1]
Developing Countries
- In developing countries, the chances of appendicitis are lower because of the typical agrarian diet that is composed of more high-fiber food as opposed to refined food.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Fernel, Jean Fracois (1567), Universa Medicina (1 ed.), New York, New York: Cambridge University Press
- ↑ Ohmann C, Franke C, Kraemer M, Yang Q (2002). "[Status report on epidemiology of acute appendicitis]". Chirurg (in German). 73 (8): 769–76. PMID 12425152. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Addiss DG, Shaffer N, Fowler BS, Tauxe RV (1990). "The epidemiology of appendicitis and appendectomy in the United States". Am. J. Epidemiol. 132 (5): 910–25. PMID 2239906. Unknown parameter
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