See also prevalence and incidence page for 2-methylbutyryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
Prevalance of 2-methylbutyryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency: 1 per 250 - 500 people from Hmong populations in southeast Asia and America suffer from 2-methylbutyryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency though many are asymptomatic, Genetics Home Reference website
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 249 or 0.40% or 1.1 million people in USA [about data]
This page presents a variety of statistics about 2-methylbutyryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency. The term 'prevalence' of 2-methylbutyryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing 2-methylbutyryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency at any given time. The term 'incidence' of 2-methylbutyryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of 2-methylbutyryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency 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.
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