nemoci-sympt/PLICNI/sarkoidoza/epidemiologie

African American population

Incidence

• 3x higher compared to Caucasians
• More likely to be chronic and fatal in Afro-Americans [6]
• Highest incidence
• With more severe and chronic disease [4]

Australia

Prevalence

• Estimated to be 4.4-6.3 per 100 000 population [4]

Netherlands

Prevalence is

• Estimated 50 / 100,000
• In 30-60% of the cases the prevalence may be underestimated
• By the asymptomatic signs of the disease [6]

Occupation clustering

• Recorded in health care workers
• Naval aircraft servicemen
• Fire fighters [6]

Sezona

• Seasonal clustering of sarcoidosis has been reported
• Between March and July [6]

Věk

• Mostly sarcoidosis develops before the age of 50 years
• Incidence peaking at 20 - 39 years [6]

Worldwide

• Pulmonary sarcoidosis is the second most common respiratory disease in young adults (do 40 yrs of age) after asthma [7]

Prevalence

• 2 - 80 per 100,000 [6]