Prevalence and Incidence of Heartburn
Prevalance of Heartburn:
15 million Americans have it daily (NIDDK) ... see also overview of Heartburn.
Prevalance Rate:
approx 1 in 18 or 5.51% or 15 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "15 million Americans have it daily (NIDDK)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Heartburn Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Prevalance of Heartburn:
More than
60 million Americans have heartburn at least once a month, and about 15
million have it daily. (Source: excerpt from Smoking and Your Digestive System: NIDDK)
Prevelance statistics for Heartburn:
The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Heartburn:
- 60 million have heartburn once a month
- Over 15 million people with heartburn in the US (Mayo Clinic)
- more statistics...»
More Statistics about Heartburn:
Hospitalization statistics
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Prevalence/Incidence of Heartburn: Online Medical Books
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Esophageal diverticula:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Esophageal diverticula are due to primary muscular abnormalities that may be congenital or to inflammatory processes adjacent to the esophagus. Zenker’s diverticulum occurs when the pouch results from increased intraesophageal pressure; traction diverticulum occurs when the pouch is pulled out by adjacent inflamed tissue or lymph nodes. Some authorities classify all diverticula as traction diverticula.
Zenker’s diverticulum results from developmental muscular weakness of the posterior pharynx above the border of the cricopharyngeal muscle. The pressure of swallowing aggravates this weakness, as does contraction of the pharynx before relaxation of the sphincter. A midesophageal (traction) diverticulum is a response to scarring and pulling on esophageal walls by an external inflammatory process such as tuberculosis. An epiphrenic diverticulum (rare) is generally right-sided and usually accompanies an esophageal motor disturbance, such as esophageal spasm or achalasia. It’s thought to be caused by traction and pulsation.
Most diverticula occur in middle-aged and elderly patients. Zenker’s diverticula most commonly in patients older than age 50 and are especially prevalent in patients in their 70s and 80s.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Heartburn usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Heartburn at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Heartburn refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Heartburn diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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