Estimating the prevalence of multiple sclerosis using 56.6 million electronic health records from the United States.
Mult Scler
; 26(14): 1948-1952, 2020 12.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:
In 2019, the 2010 U.S. multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence was robustly estimated (265.1-309.2/100,000) based on large administrative health-claims datasets. Using 56.6 million electronic health records (EHRs), we sought to generate complementary age, sex, and race standardized estimates. METHODS/RESULTS:
Using de-identified EHRs and 2018 U.S. Census data, we estimated an age- and sex-standardized MS prevalence of 219.5/100,000 which increased to 274.5/100,000 when accounting for White and Black race alone. Women aged 50 to 69 years had the highest prevalence (>600/100,000). Among White and Black Americans, the age- and sex-standardized prevalence was 283.7 and 226.1 per 100,000, respectively.CONCLUSION:
Using 56.6 million EHRs and standardizing for age, sex, and race (White and Black Americans only), we estimated at least 810,504 Americans were living with MS in 2018.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Esclerose Múltipla
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Female
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Humans
País como assunto:
America do norte
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En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article