Epidemiology of Sarcoidosis in U.S. Veterans from 2003 to 2019.
Mohamed Ismail SeedahmedAaron D BaughMohamed T AlbirairYanting LuoJianhong ChenCharles E McCullochMary A WhooleyLaura L KothMehrdad ArjomandiPublished in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2023)
The incidence and prevalence of sarcoidosis are higher among veterans than in the general population. Alongside traditionally recognized risk factors such as Black race and female sex, we found that a history of tobacco usage within the Veterans Affairs population and serving in the Army, Air Force, or multiple service branches were associated with increased sarcoidosis risk.
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