Table 5.
Estimates of the prevalence of EoE in the medical literature
| Author, year | Location | Study type, population | Population age | N (Population) | N (EoE) | Time of estimate | Prevalence estimate (per 100,000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel, 2004 | Hamilton Co, OH | Single center, retrospective, pediatric | Pediatric | -- | 103 | 2000-2003 | 43.0 |
| Cherian, 2006 | Perth, Australia | Single center, retrospective, pediatric | Pediatric | -- | 285 | 1995, 1999, 2004 | 89.0 |
| Gill, 2007 | Huntington region, WV | Single center, retrospective, pediatric | Pediatric | ~600,000 | 44 | 1995-2004 | 73.0 |
| Buckmeier, 2008 | Hamilton Co, OH | Single center, retrospective; pediatric | Pediatric | -- | -- | 2000-2006 | 90.7 |
| Dalby, 2010 | Southern Denmark | Multicenter, prospective; pediatric | Pediatric | 256,164 | 6 | 2005-2007 | 2.3 |
| Straumann, 2005 | Olten Co, Switzerland | Single center, retrospective, adult | Adult | ~100,000 | 23 | 1989-2004 | 23.0 |
| Ronkainen, 2006 | Northern Sweden | Population-based, prospective, adult | Adult | 1,000 | 4 | 1998-2001 | 400 |
| Hruz, 2012 | Olten County, Switzerland | Single center, retrospective, adult | Adult | ~90,000 | 39 | 1989-2009 | 42.8 |
| Spergel, 2011 | U.S. | Physician survey | -- | 1,863 MDs | -- | 2010 | 52.2 |
| Prasad, 2009 | Omstead Co, MN | Population-based, retrospective, all ages | Pediatric and adult | ~140,000 | 78 | 1976-2005 | 55.0 |
| Ally, 2012 | U.S. (Military) | Administrative data; all ages | Pediatric and adult | 10,180,515 | 987 | 2009 | 9.7 |
| Present study* | U.S. | Administrative data; all ages | Pediatric and adult | 11,569,217 | 6,513 | 2009-2011 | 56.7 |
*
standardized to U.S. age distribution