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Hyperkalemia epidemiology and demographics

Introduction

Overview

Overview

The incidence of hyperkalemia is approximately 11000 per 100,000 individuals in hospitalized and 1000-2000 per 100,000 of outpatients.The exact prevalence of hyperkalemia is unknown. It changes between inpatient and outpatient cases. In one study in USA, the prevalence was 1.57. Hypekalemia occurs more in females compared to males. It is more common in older age group. African American have higher chances of developing hyperkalemia compared to non-African-Americans.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • The incidence of hyperkalemia is approximately 11000 per 100,000 individuals in hospitalized and 1000-2000 per 100,000 of outpatients [1]

Prevalence

Gender

  • Hypekalemia occurs more in males compared to females [3]

Age

  • It is more common in older age group.

Race

  • African American have lower chances of developing hyperkalemia as compared to non-African-Americans [4]
References

References

  1. ↑ “Potassium Disorders: Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia – – American Family Physician”.
  2. ↑ Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G (1975). “Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes”. Biochem Pharmacol. 24 (17): 1639–41. PMC 5922622. PMID 10.1080/03007995.2018.1433141 · 10.1080/03007995.2018.1433141 Check |pmid= value (help).
  3. ↑ “Incidence and determinants of hyperkalemia and hypokalemia in a large healthcare system – International Journal of Cardiology”.
  4. ↑ Chen, Yan; Sang, Yingying; Ballew, Shoshana H.; Tin, Adrienne; Chang, Alex R.; Matsushita, Kunihiro; Coresh, Josef; Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar; Molnar, Miklos Z.; Grams, Morgan E. (2017). “Race, Serum Potassium, and Associations With ESRD and Mortality”. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 70 (2): 244–251. doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.01.044. ISSN 0272-6386.

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