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Gastric antral vascular ectasia epidemiology and demographics
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Epidemiology and Demographics
Age
The average age of diagnosis for GAVE is 73 years of age for females, and 68 for males. Patients in their thirties have been found to have GAVE. It becomes more common in women in their eighties, rising to 4% of all such gastrointestinal conditions.
Gender
Women are about twice as often diagnosed with gastric antral vascular ectasia than men. 71% of all cases of GAVE are diagnosed in females.
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]