Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis epidemiology and demographics
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2] Jogeet Singh Sekhon, M.D. [3]
Overview
The incidence of RPGN is 1 per 1 million individuals per year and the incidence is affected by race and age.
Epidemiology and demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis is around 1 per million individuals per year.[1] [2]
Prevalance
- The prevalence of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis increases with age.
Race
- Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis is more prevalent in the white race more than the black race.
Gender
- Men and women are affected equally by rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.
Age
- It is more common in old individuals.
References
- ↑ Cui Z, Zhao MH (2011). “Advances in human antiglomerular basement membrane disease”. Nat Rev Nephrol. 7 (12): 697–705. doi:10.1038/nrneph.2011.89. PMID 21769105.
- ↑ Hedger N, Stevens J, Drey N, Walker S, Roderick P (2000). “Incidence and outcome of pauci-immune rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in Wessex, UK: a 10-year retrospective study”. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 15 (10): 1593–9. PMID 11007827.
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