Sentences with phrase «affect populations worldwide»

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IBS affects between 10 % to 15 % of the population worldwide.

Sickle cell disease is particularly prevalent in African Americans and the sub-Saharan African population, affecting hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.

Eczema is a debilitating condition that affects up to 10 percent of the worldwide population.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 9 to11 percent of the U.S. adult population and is a serious public health problem worldwide.

The researchers undertook the study in light of concerns about decreasing levels of oxygen in coastal waters worldwide, and how the growing prevalence of low - oxygen «dead zones» might affect populations and management of blue crabs and other coastal marine life.

Bipolar disorder affects 1 to 3 percent of the adult population worldwide.

Intermittent claudication is the classic symptomatic form of peripheral artery disease (PAD), affecting approximately 20 to 40 million people worldwide and increasing rapidly with the aging world population.

In this case, celiac disease, affects a surprising number of people; it's about 1 percent of the population worldwide, and in the U.S. that translates to around 2 million people.

Epidemiological studies show that schizophrenia does not affect all worldwide populations equally.

While the different forms of MD have a low percentage of incidences in the general population, collectively, these diseases affect many patients worldwide.

An estimated 45 percent of the worldwide population in 2008 was affected by at least one lower urinary tract symptom (LUTS).

Clinical rosacea affects an estimated 415 million people worldwide, which sounds like a lot but is approximately 5.5 percent of the total population.

About 25 % of the adult population is affected worldwide, which includes 10 million individuals in the UK and 1 in 3 US adults.

It affects anywhere from 10 % to 15 % of the worldwide population.

Rheumatoid arthritis exists in about 1 percent of the population worldwide and affects women two to three times more often than men.

(For a look at how improved health care and medical technologies are affecting population growth worldwide, see our infographic «More Life, Less Death.»)

Lack of access to electricity is a problem that affects 1.3 billion people worldwide and 3 % of the Mexican population, more than 3 million people (National Census).

The phenomenon started by four San Francisco women beat out «upcycling» (the big brother of «recycling») and «colony collapse disorder» (affecting bee populations worldwide this year), among others, to take the top prize and win inclusion in our cultural lexicon.

But these amazing insects are being threatened as climate change and habitat loss are affecting butterfly populations worldwide, striking another death knell for the hobby of butterfly collecting.

While women represent more than 50 percent of the worldwide population, they are the most affected by the adverse impact of climate change.