Table 3

Regional variation of prevalence of primary Raynaud's phenomenon for general population studies including prevalence rates for males and females

CountryNumber of studiesNumber of participantsPrevalence (%)
MaleFemaleTotal
USA*36 1395.87.87.5
France*11 1026.311.75
Spain12762.83.43.3
Turkey17684.97.05.9
Japan13 8731.12.11.6
Total612 158
  • *Median values calculated for prevalence. The US gender figures include data from Maricq et al31 (France and the USA). Total US prevalence figure includes data from two US-only studies.