Prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis in the United States.

摘要: Background & Aims Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) has become a major cause of upper gastrointestinal morbidity in children and adults. However, there are few data on the nationwide prevalence EoE. We aimed to estimate EoE United States. Methods collected health insurance claims from large database that represented U.S. commercially insured population. analyzed 2008 2011, identifying cases by using previously validated definition, calculated period 2009 2011. was defined as any instance International Classification Diseases, 9th revision code 530.13. standardized Results Of 35,575,388 individuals this database, 16,405 had at least 1 for The mean age 33.5 years, 65% were male, 55.8% dysphagia, 52.8% diagnostic allergic condition. Among 11,569,217 with continuous coverage between mid-2009 mid-2011, 6513 When population, estimated 56.7/100,000 persons, translating approximately 152,152 Prevalence peaked men 35-39 years old, rate 114.6/100,000 persons. Conclusions Despite its relatively recent description, is frequently diagnosed States, an This depends accuracy code, but it could be underestimate, because knowledge recognition increasing.