Prevalence and Incidence of Prolactinoma
| About prevalence and incidence statistics: The term 'prevalence' of Prolactinoma usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Prolactinoma at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Prolactinoma refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Prolactinoma diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics. |
Incidence (annual) of Prolactinoma: less than 14 per 100,000 (the rate for pituitary tumors)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 7,142 or 0.01% or 38,080 people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Prolactinoma: Clinically significant pituitary tumors affect the health of approximately 14 out of 100,000 people. 1
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Prolactinoma: NIDDK
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