Renal amyloidosis epidemiology and demographics

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2] Omer Kamal, M.D. [2]

Overview

The incidence is 0.97 to 1.4 cases per 100,000 person-years. The prevalence of AL amyloidosis was 40.5 in 2015, an annual percentage change (APC) of 12%. In renal amyloidosis, is usually first diagnosed in average age of 65 years and it is uncommon before age of 40.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

The incidence is 0.97 to 1.4 cases per 100,000 person-years.^[1]

Prevalence

The prevalence of AL amyloidosis was 40.5 in 2015, an annual percentage change (APC) of 12%. ^[1]

Mortality rate

AL has higher mortality than AA type^[2]

Age

The incidence of renal amyloidosis increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is 65 years.^[3]^[4]

Race

There is no racial predilection to renal amyloidosis.

Gender

Males are are more commonly affected by renal amyloidosis.
The male to female ratio is approximately 2 to 1.^[3]

Region

ALECT2 is more frequent in the United States area.^[5]
AFib cases are most reported in Europe countries.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Quock TP, Yan T, Chang E, Guthrie S, Broder MS (May 2018). “Epidemiology of AL amyloidosis: a real-world study using US claims data”. Blood Adv. 2 (10): 1046–1053. doi:10.1182/bloodadvances.2018016402. PMC 5965052. PMID 29748430.
↑ Bollée G, Guery B, Joly D, Snanoudj R, Terrier B, Allouache M, Mercadal L, Peraldi MN, Viron B, Fumeron C, Elie C, Fakhouri F (March 2008). “Presentation and outcome of patients with systemic amyloidosis undergoing dialysis”. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 3 (2): 375–81. doi:10.2215/CJN.02470607. PMC 2390937. PMID 18184882.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Khalighi MA, Dean Wallace W, Palma-Diaz MF (April 2014). “Amyloid nephropathy”. Clin Kidney J. 7 (2): 97–106. doi:10.1093/ckj/sfu021. PMC 4377792. PMID 25852856.
↑ Hajra A, Bandyopadhyay D (2016). “An interesting case of renal amyloidosis”. Indian J Nephrol. 26 (6): 467–469. doi:10.4103/0971-4065.177143. PMC 5131391. PMID 27942184.
↑ Said SM, Sethi S, Valeri AM, Leung N, Cornell LD, Fidler ME, Herrera Hernandez L, Vrana JA, Theis JD, Quint PS, Dogan A, Nasr SH (September 2013). “Renal amyloidosis: origin and clinicopathologic correlations of 474 recent cases”. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 8 (9): 1515–23. doi:10.2215/CJN.10491012. PMC 3805078. PMID 23704299.

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[pmid29748430-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Quock TP, Yan T, Chang E, Guthrie S, Broder MS (May 2018). “Epidemiology of AL amyloidosis: a real-world study using US claims data”. Blood Adv. 2 (10): 1046–1053. doi:10.1182/bloodadvances.2018016402. PMC 5965052. PMID 29748430.

[pmid18184882-2] Bollée G, Guery B, Joly D, Snanoudj R, Terrier B, Allouache M, Mercadal L, Peraldi MN, Viron B, Fumeron C, Elie C, Fakhouri F (March 2008). “Presentation and outcome of patients with systemic amyloidosis undergoing dialysis”. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 3 (2): 375–81. doi:10.2215/CJN.02470607. PMC 2390937. PMID 18184882.

[pmid25852856-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Khalighi MA, Dean Wallace W, Palma-Diaz MF (April 2014). “Amyloid nephropathy”. Clin Kidney J. 7 (2): 97–106. doi:10.1093/ckj/sfu021. PMC 4377792. PMID 25852856.

[pmid27942184-4] Hajra A, Bandyopadhyay D (2016). “An interesting case of renal amyloidosis”. Indian J Nephrol. 26 (6): 467–469. doi:10.4103/0971-4065.177143. PMC 5131391. PMID 27942184.

[pmid23704299-5] Said SM, Sethi S, Valeri AM, Leung N, Cornell LD, Fidler ME, Herrera Hernandez L, Vrana JA, Theis JD, Quint PS, Dogan A, Nasr SH (September 2013). “Renal amyloidosis: origin and clinicopathologic correlations of 474 recent cases”. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 8 (9): 1515–23. doi:10.2215/CJN.10491012. PMC 3805078. PMID 23704299.

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