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. 2022 Apr 6;158(5):547–551. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.0351

Table 2. Prevalence of AA by Year, Age, Sex, Race and Ethnicity, and Institution.

Category No. (%)
Prevalence, denominator population AA cohort (prevalence, %)
Overall 5 409 919 5801 (0.11)
Calendar year
2009 1 069 674 404 (0.04)
2010 1 146 812 532 (0.05)
2011 1 213 796 591 (0.05)
2012 1 262 563 618 (0.05)
2013 1 284 340 715 (0.06)
2014 1 336 367 855 (0.06)
2015 1 398 651 972 (0.07)
2016 1 474 138 1081 (0.07)
2017 1 521 833 1234 (0.08)
2018 1 523 480 1251 (0.08)
2019 1 525 325 1262 (0.08)
2020 1 465 308 942 (0.06)
Age, y
0 1 386 620 24 (<0.01)
1 1 190 712 156 (0.01)
2 1 039 495 365 (0.04)
3 946 301 504 (0.05)
4 903 014 612 (0.07)
5 873 733 656 (0.08)
6 821 140 751 (0.09)
7 783 673 732 (0.09)
8 758 231 717 (0.09)
9 740 902 710 (0.10)
10 730 241 676 (0.09)
11 732 614 687 (0.09)
12 723 896 660 (0.09)
13 718 831 622 (0.09)
14 718 058 643 (0.09)
15 699 624 593 (0.08)
16 667 465 552 (0.08)
17 600 055 459 (0.08)
Sex
Male 2 748 160 2542 (0.09)
Female 2 660 917 3259 (0.12)
Race and ethnicity
Asian 209 237 359 (0.17)
Black 882 687 1094 (0.12)
Hispanic 594 553 1348 (0.23)
White 3 005 040 2362 (0.08)
Institution
CHOP 1 297 281 1738 (0.13)
Colorado 1 033 094 1367 (0.13)
Nationwide 884 725 705 (0.08)
Nemours, Delaware 583 034 581 (0.10)
Seattle 646 369 822 (0.13)

Abbreviations: AA, alopecia areata; CHOP, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado; Nationwide, Nationwide Children’s Hospital; Nemours, Nemours Children’s Health System; Seattle, Seattle Children’s Hospital.