Which patient groups have the highest prevalence of thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) (Buerger disease)?
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Which patient groups have the highest prevalence of thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) (Buerger disease)?
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@sarkarsatarupa Most patients with TAO are aged 20-45 years; the disease does not occur in pediatric or elderly patients. TAO is more common in males (male-to-female ratio, 3:1); however, the incidence in women is believed to be increasing, probably as a consequence of the growing frequency of smoking among women. The disease is relatively less common in people of northern European descent; natives of India, Korea, and Japan, along with Israeli Jews of Ashkenazi descent, have the highest incidence of TAO.