There has not been a comprehensive compilation of data regarding the epidemiology of all endocrine and metabolic disorders in the United States.We included 54 disorders with clinical and public health significance. We identified population-based studies that provided U.S. prevalence and/or incidence data by searching PubMed in December 2007 for English-language reports, hand-searching reference lists of six textbooks of endocrinology, obtaining additional resources from identified experts in each subspecialty, and searching epidemiological databases and web sites of relevant organizations. When available, we selected articles with data from 1998 or later. Otherwise, we selected the article with the most recent data, broadest geographical coverage, and most stratifications by sex, ethnicity, and/or age. Ultimately, we abstracted data from 70 articles and 40 cohorts.Endocrine disorders with U.S. prevalence estimates of at least 5

作者：Sherita H, Golden；Karen A, Robinson；Ian, Saldanha；Blair, Anton；Paul W, Ladenson

来源：The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2009 年 94卷 6期