Table 1.
General population statistics across indicated inflammatory diseases and syndromes.
| Inflammatory Diseases | Chronic Syndromes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistic Description | MS | IBD (UC + CD) | RA | FMS | IBS | |||||
| Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
| Disease Prevalence | 0.3% | [15] | 0.5% | [18] | 0.5% | [19] | 2.0% | [20] | 15.0% | [21] |
| Disease Incidence | 0.005% | [17] | 0.02% | [22] | 0.04% | [23] | 1.8% | [24] | 6.7% | [21] |
| Average Misdiagnosis | 10.0% | [25] | 23.5% | [26] | 0.1% | [27] | 75.0% | [28] | 11% | [29] |
Abbreviations: MS = multiple sclerosis; IBD (UC + CD) = inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease); RA = rheumatoid arthritis; FMS = fibromyalgia syndrome; IBS = irritable bowel syndrome. Literature sources are cited next to each value.