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Hypokalemia epidemiology and demographics
Introduction
Overview
Overview
The exact prevalence of hypokalemia is unknown. It changes between inpatient and outpatient cases. In one study in Sweden, the prevalence was 13.6% [1].
Epidemiology and Demographics
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- 21000 per 100,000 hospitalized patients and 2000 to 3000 per 100,000 of outpatients suffer from hypokalemia.[2]
Gender
- Hypokalemia occurs more in females compared to males.[3]
Past medical history
- Hypokalemia occurs more in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease and hypertension.[3]
Race
- African-Americans have lower serum potassium levels compared to non-African-Americans.[4]
References
References
- ↑ Nilsson E, Gasparini A, Ärnlöv J, Xu H, Henriksson KM, Coresh J, Grams ME, Carrero JJ (October 2017). “Incidence and determinants of hyperkalemia and hypokalemia in a large healthcare system”. Int. J. Cardiol. 245: 277–284. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.07.035. PMID 28735756.
- ↑ “Potassium Disorders: Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia – – American Family Physician”.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 “Incidence and determinants of hyperkalemia and hypokalemia in a large healthcare system – International Journal of Cardiology”.
- ↑ 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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