SCR-LIP-000138 · Claim · machine-readable JSON →

This systematic review reports lipedema prevalence estimates of 11% in women (Földi), 15% of patients in a lymphology clinic (Herpertz), and 18.8% of 843 patients with lower-limb enlargement, occurring almost exclusively in women, with positive family history in 16–64% of cases.

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Structured evidence, machine-compiled — not a verdict.

Auto-compiled by the Layer 1 surveillance loop; not yet human-reviewed. anthropic/claude-opus-4.8 · 2026-05-31

Evidence over time

Lipedema: an overview of its clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of the disproportional fatty deposition syndrome – systematic review — Forner‐Cordero et al. (2012) ✓ verified — consistent · review · 2012 · reading confidence: high
“Prevalência de lipedema: 11% em mulheres (Földi), 15% dos pacientes em clínica linfológica (Herpertz), 6,5% de crianças encaminhadas com diagnóstico de linfedema (Schook 2011), 18,8% dos 843 pacientes com aumento de membros inferiores”
The review directly compiles epidemiological data on lipedema prevalence, sex distribution (almost exclusively women), and familial occurrence, directly addressing how common lipedema is and who it affects.

Populationwomen with lower-limb enlargement or lymphology patients

Conditionlipedema

Exposurelipedema diagnosis

Comparatorgeneral or clinic female population

Outcomeprevalence and family history rate

Scopeauto-ingested from Layer 1 surveillance

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