Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Prevalence

The prevalence of claimed electromagnetic hypersensitivity has been estimated as accepting amid a few cases per actor to 5% of the citizenry depending on the area and analogue of the condition.

In 2002, a check analysis of 2,072 humans in California begin that the prevalence of self-reported electromagnetic hypersensitivity aural the sample accumulation was 3% (95% CI 2.8–3.68%), with electromagnetic hypersensitivity accepting authentic as "being allergic or actual acute to accepting abreast electrical appliances, computers, or ability lines" (response amount 58.3%).14

A agnate check analysis from the aforementioned year in Stockholm County (Sweden), begin a 1.5% prevalence of self-reported electromagnetic hypersensitivity aural the sample group, with electromagnetic hypersensitivity accepting authentic as "hypersensitivity or abhorrence to electric or alluring fields" (response amount 73%).13

A 2004 analysis in Switzerland begin a 5% prevalence of claimed electromagnetic hypersensitivity in the sample accumulation of 2,048.15

In 2007, a UK analysis aimed at a about called accumulation of 20,000 humans begin a prevalence of 4% for affection self-attributed to electromagnetic exposure.16

A accumulation of scientists aswell attempted to appraisal the amount of humans advertisement "subjective symptoms" from electromagnetic fields for the European Commission.17 In the words of a HPA review, they assured that "the differences in prevalence were at atomic partly due to the differences in accessible advice and media absorption about electromagnetic hypersensitivity that abide in altered countries. Agnate angle accept been bidding by added commentators."7

There are currently over thirty abutment groups beyond the apple for humans advertisement electromagnetic hypersensitivity.18

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