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==Overview==
==Overview==
Age and geographic distribution are two most important factors in diverticular disease presentation.
Age and geographic distribution are two most important factors in diverticular disease presentation.
===Epidemiology===
==Epidemiology==
The prevalence of diverticulosis is age-dependent, increasing from less than 20 percent at age 40 to 60 percent by age 60.<ref name="pmid1109818">{{cite journal |vauthors=Painter NS, Burkitt DP |title=Diverticular disease of the colon, a 20th century problem |journal=Clin Gastroenterol |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=3–21 |year=1975 |pmid=1109818 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid">{{cite journal |vauthors=Peery AF, Barrett PR, Park D, Rogers AJ, Galanko JA, Martin CF, Sandler RS |title=A high-fiber diet does not protect against asymptomatic diverticulosis |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=142 |issue=2 |pages=266–72.e1 |year=2012 |pmid= |doi=10.1053/j.gastro.2011.10.035 |url=}}</ref>
;Age
Western and industrialized nations have prevalence rates of 5 to 45 percent, depending upon the method of diagnosis and age of the population. Approximately 95 percent of patients in this countries have sigmoid colon Diverticlosis<ref name="pmid1109820">{{cite journal |vauthors=Parks TG |title=Natural history of diverticular disease of the colon |journal=Clin Gastroenterol |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=53–69 |year=1975 |pmid=1109820 |doi= |url=}}</ref>.
*The prevalence of diverticulosis is age-dependent, increasing from less than 20 percent at age 40 to 60 percent by age 60.<ref name="pmid1109818">{{cite journal |vauthors=Painter NS, Burkitt DP |title=Diverticular disease of the colon, a 20th century problem |journal=Clin Gastroenterol |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=3–21 |year=1975 |pmid=1109818 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid">{{cite journal |vauthors=Peery AF, Barrett PR, Park D, Rogers AJ, Galanko JA, Martin CF, Sandler RS |title=A high-fiber diet does not protect against asymptomatic diverticulosis |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=142 |issue=2 |pages=266–72.e1 |year=2012 |pmid= |doi=10.1053/j.gastro.2011.10.035 |url=}}</ref>.
About 10% of the US population over the age of 40 and half over the age of 60 has diverticulosis. This disease is common in the US, Britain, Australia, Canada, and is uncommon in Asia and Africa. It is the most common cause for rectal bleeding in US adults over the age of 40 years.Approximately 95 percent of patients with diverticula have sigmoid diverticula.
;Gender
In Asia the diverticulosis is mostly right sided<ref name="pmid25888375">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wang FW, Chuang HY, Tu MS, King TM, Wang JH, Hsu CW, Hsu PI, Chen WC |title=Prevalence and risk factors of asymptomatic colorectal diverticulosis in Taiwan |journal=BMC Gastroenterol |volume=15 |issue= |pages=40 |year=2015 |pmid=25888375 |pmc=4383068 |doi=10.1186/s12876-015-0267-5 |url=}}</ref>.
*Males under 50 have a higher incidence of diverticular disease, while after the 4th decade the illness is more frequent in females<ref name="pmid17299613">{{cite journal |vauthors=Warner E, Crighton EJ, Moineddin R, Mamdani M, Upshur R |title=Fourteen-year study of hospital admissions for diverticular disease in Ontario |journal=Can. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=21 |issue=2 |pages=97–9 |year=2007 |pmid=17299613 |pmc=2657668 |doi= |url=}}</ref>.
;Ethnicity
*Asian people and non-African blacks present a 0.43 and respectively 0.40 less likely percentage to have the disease when compared with whites from the same geographic area<ref name="pmid21448352">{{cite journal |vauthors=Golder M, Ster IC, Babu P, Sharma A, Bayat M, Farah A |title=Demographic determinants of risk, colon distribution and density scores of diverticular disease |journal=World J. Gastroenterol. |volume=17 |issue=8 |pages=1009–17 |year=2011 |pmid=21448352 |pmc=3057143 |doi=10.3748/wjg.v17.i8.1009 |url=}}</ref>.
==Demographic==
*Western and industrialized nations have prevalence rates of 5 to 45 percent, depending upon the method of diagnosis and age of the population. Approximately 95 percent of patients in this countries have sigmoid colon Diverticlosis<ref name="pmid1109820">{{cite journal |vauthors=Parks TG |title=Natural history of diverticular disease of the colon |journal=Clin Gastroenterol |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=53–69 |year=1975 |pmid=1109820 |doi= |url=}}</ref>.
*About 10% of the US population over the age of 40 and half over the age of 60 has diverticulosis. This disease is common in the US, Britain, Australia, Canada, and is uncommon in Asia and Africa. It is the most common cause for rectal bleeding in US adults over the age of 40 years.Approximately 95 percent of patients with diverticula have sigmoid diverticula.
*In Asia the diverticulosis is mostly right sided<ref name="pmid25888375">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wang FW, Chuang HY, Tu MS, King TM, Wang JH, Hsu CW, Hsu PI, Chen WC |title=Prevalence and risk factors of asymptomatic colorectal diverticulosis in Taiwan |journal=BMC Gastroenterol |volume=15 |issue= |pages=40 |year=2015 |pmid=25888375 |pmc=4383068 |doi=10.1186/s12876-015-0267-5 |url=}}</ref>.
==References==
==References==
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Overview

Age and geographic distribution are two most important factors in diverticular disease presentation.

Epidemiology

Age
  • The prevalence of diverticulosis is age-dependent, increasing from less than 20 percent at age 40 to 60 percent by age 60.[1][2].
Gender
  • Males under 50 have a higher incidence of diverticular disease, while after the 4th decade the illness is more frequent in females[3].
Ethnicity
  • Asian people and non-African blacks present a 0.43 and respectively 0.40 less likely percentage to have the disease when compared with whites from the same geographic area[4].

Demographic

  • Western and industrialized nations have prevalence rates of 5 to 45 percent, depending upon the method of diagnosis and age of the population. Approximately 95 percent of patients in this countries have sigmoid colon Diverticlosis[5].
  • About 10% of the US population over the age of 40 and half over the age of 60 has diverticulosis. This disease is common in the US, Britain, Australia, Canada, and is uncommon in Asia and Africa. It is the most common cause for rectal bleeding in US adults over the age of 40 years.Approximately 95 percent of patients with diverticula have sigmoid diverticula.
  • In Asia the diverticulosis is mostly right sided[6].

References

  1. Painter NS, Burkitt DP (1975). "Diverticular disease of the colon, a 20th century problem". Clin Gastroenterol. 4 (1): 3–21. PMID 1109818.
  2. Peery AF, Barrett PR, Park D, Rogers AJ, Galanko JA, Martin CF, Sandler RS (2012). "A high-fiber diet does not protect against asymptomatic diverticulosis". Gastroenterology. 142 (2): 266–72.e1. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2011.10.035.
  3. Warner E, Crighton EJ, Moineddin R, Mamdani M, Upshur R (2007). "Fourteen-year study of hospital admissions for diverticular disease in Ontario". Can. J. Gastroenterol. 21 (2): 97–9. PMC 2657668. PMID 17299613.
  4. Golder M, Ster IC, Babu P, Sharma A, Bayat M, Farah A (2011). "Demographic determinants of risk, colon distribution and density scores of diverticular disease". World J. Gastroenterol. 17 (8): 1009–17. doi:10.3748/wjg.v17.i8.1009. PMC 3057143. PMID 21448352.
  5. Parks TG (1975). "Natural history of diverticular disease of the colon". Clin Gastroenterol. 4 (1): 53–69. PMID 1109820.
  6. Wang FW, Chuang HY, Tu MS, King TM, Wang JH, Hsu CW, Hsu PI, Chen WC (2015). "Prevalence and risk factors of asymptomatic colorectal diverticulosis in Taiwan". BMC Gastroenterol. 15: 40. doi:10.1186/s12876-015-0267-5. PMC 4383068. PMID 25888375.

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