Prevalence Statistics for Types of Connective tissue disorders
Prevalence Statistics for Types of Connective tissue disorders
The information below shows a list of types of Connective tissue disorders,
with information as to the prevalence of each of these types.
Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.
| Disease | Prevalence Estimate | US people estimate | Statistic Used for Calculation |
| Connective tissue disorders (overall) |
approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA |
999,999 |
estimated 1 million people in USA with heritable connective tissue disorder (NIAMS)
|
| Scleroderma |
approx 1 in 906 or 0.11% or 300,000 people in USA |
300,000 |
estimated 300,000 Americans (NWHIC)
|
| SLE |
approx 1 in 194 or 0.51% or 1.4 million people in USA |
1,400,000 |
1.4 million people in the United States, 1 in 85 (NWHIC)
|
| Rheumatoid arthritis |
approx 1 in 108 or 0.92% or 2.5 million people in USA |
2,499,999 |
2.5 million Americans (NWHIC); 1% of US population (NIAMS)
|
| Sjögren's syndrome |
approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA |
999,999 |
1 to 4 million people with Sjogren’s Syndrome (NIAMS)
|
| Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue |
approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA |
999,999 |
estimated 1 million people in USA with heritable connective tissue disorder (NIAMS)
|
| Ehlers-Danlos syndrome |
approx 1 in 250,000 or 0.00% or 1,087 people in USA |
1,087 |
estimated 1 per 250,000 people suffer from the vascular type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Genetics Home Reference website
|
| Epidermolysis bullosa |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Marfan syndrome |
approx 1 in 5,000 or 0.02% or 54,400 people in USA |
54,399 |
1 per 5,000 people are affected by Marfan syndrome worldwide, Genetics Home Reference website
|
| Osteogenesis imperfecta |
approx 1 in 16,666 or 0.01% or 16,320 people in USA |
27,199 |
6-7 per 100,000 people are affected by osteogenesis imperfecta worldwide, Genetics Home Reference website
|
| Generalized connective tissue syndrome |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
Prevalence Statistics for Connective tissue disorders
Prevalance of Connective tissue disorders:
estimated 1 million people in USA with heritable connective tissue disorder (NIAMS)
Prevalance Rate:
approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA [
about data]
Prevalance of Connective tissue disorders:
Scientists estimate that as many as 1 million people in
the United States may have a heritable disorder of connective tissue.
(Source: excerpt from
Questions and Answers about Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue: NIAMS)
Types of Connective tissue disorders
For more information about types of Connective tissue disorders,
refer to our section on types of Connective tissue disorders.
About prevalence:
The medical term 'prevalence' of Connective tissue disorders usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Connective tissue disorders at any given time,
whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Connective tissue disorders is called the 'incidence'.
For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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