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Gastroparesis epidemiology and demographics

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Madhu Sigdel M.B.B.S.[2]

Overview

The age adjusted worldwide incidence of gastroparesis was approximately 2.8 for men and 9.8 for women per 100,000 person-years for year 1996-2006. The incidence of gastroparesis increases with age; with peak incidence of 10.5 per 100,000 for age greater than 60 years.The female to male ratio is approximately 4 to 1.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • The worldwide age adjusted incidence of gastroparesis was approximately 2.8 for men and 9.8 for women 100,000 person-years for year 1996-2006.[1]

Prevalence

  • The age-adjusted prevalence of gastroparesis is approximately 9.6 for men and 37.8 for women per 100,000 persons.
  • Most recent studies have estimated prevalence of gastroparesis approaching nearly 2% of general population.[1]

Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate

  • The mortality rate of gastroparesis is approximately 4-38% over 2 years follow up time.[2]

Age

  • Patients of all age groups may develop gastroparesis.[3]
  • The incidence of gastroparesis increases with age; with peak incidence of 10.5 per 100000 for age greater than 60 years.[2]
  • Mean age of women with gastroparesis is 45 years.[4]

Race

  • There is no racial predilection to gastroparesis.

Gender

  • Females are more commonly affected by gastroparesis than males.
  • The female to male ratio is approximately 4 to 1.[2]


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Parkman HP (2015). “Idiopathic gastroparesis”. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 44 (1): 59–68. doi:10.1016/j.gtc.2014.11.015. PMC 4324534. PMID 25667023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jung HK, Choung RS, Locke GR, Schleck CD, Zinsmeister AR, Szarka LA; et al. (2009). “The incidence, prevalence, and outcomes of patients with gastroparesis in Olmsted County, Minnesota, from 1996 to 2006”. Gastroenterology. 136 (4): 1225–33. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2008.12.047. PMC 2705939. PMID 19249393.
  3. ↑ Ambartsumyan L, Rodriguez L (2014). “Gastrointestinal motility disorders in children”. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 10 (1): 16–26. PMC 4008955. PMID 24799835.
  4. ↑ Soykan I, Sivri B, Sarosiek I, Kiernan B, McCallum RW (1998). “Demography, clinical characteristics, psychological and abuse profiles, treatment, and long-term follow-up of patients with gastroparesis”. Dig Dis Sci. 43 (11): 2398–404. PMID 9824125.

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