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==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
===Prevelance===
===Prevelance===
* In the USA and Europe, the prevelance of GERD ranges from low of 10,000 per 100,000 persons to high of 20,000 per 100,000 people. <ref name="pmid23853213">{{cite journal| author=El-Serag HB, Sweet S, Winchester CC, Dent J| title=Update on the epidemiology of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a systematic review. | journal=Gut | year= 2014 | volume= 63 | issue= 6 | pages= 871-80 | pmid=23853213 | doi=10.1136/gutjnl-2012-304269 | pmc=4046948 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23853213  }}</ref>
* In Asia, the prevelance of GERD is 5,000 per 100,000 people.


===Incidence===  
===Incidence===
* In the USA, the incidence of GERD is 5,400 per 100,000 persons.
* In Europe, the incidence of GERD is 840 per 100,000 persons.


===Age===  
===Age===
* The prevalence of GERD increases with age.
* GERD affects all age groups but it affects more the people older than 40 years.


===Gender===
===Gender===
* Men and women are affected equally by GERD.


===Race===
===Race===
* There is no racial predilection for GERD.


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Epidemiology and Demographics

Prevelance

  • In the USA and Europe, the prevelance of GERD ranges from low of 10,000 per 100,000 persons to high of 20,000 per 100,000 people. [1]
  • In Asia, the prevelance of GERD is 5,000 per 100,000 people.

Incidence

  • In the USA, the incidence of GERD is 5,400 per 100,000 persons.
  • In Europe, the incidence of GERD is 840 per 100,000 persons.

Age

  • The prevalence of GERD increases with age.
  • GERD affects all age groups but it affects more the people older than 40 years.

Gender

  • Men and women are affected equally by GERD.

Race

  • There is no racial predilection for GERD.

References

  1. El-Serag HB, Sweet S, Winchester CC, Dent J (2014). "Update on the epidemiology of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a systematic review". Gut. 63 (6): 871–80. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2012-304269. PMC 4046948. PMID 23853213.

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