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Risk factors
By Mayo Clinic staffAnyone can develop sarcoidosis. But based on what's currently known, the following factors appear to be more commonly associated with the disease:
- Race. Black Americans have a higher incidence of sarcoidosis than do white Americans. And although sarcoidosis affects white men and women about equally, black women get the disease twice as often as black men do. Also, sarcoidosis may be more severe in blacks and more likely to cause skin problems.
- Ethnicity. Worldwide, sarcoidosis is most commonly reported in people of Asian, German, Irish, Puerto Rican, and Scandinavian origin, so it may be that ethnicity or geography plays a role.
- Age. Sarcoidosis usually occurs between the ages of 20 and 40. It rarely affects children, but can occur in adults older than 50.
