Table 2. Characteristics of sarcoidosis patients and of general population in Parma province.

Characteristics	All patients	Characteristics	All population
Number	223	Number	447251
Gender (%)		Gender (%)
Female	130 (58.3)	Female	229760 (51.37)
Male	93 (41.7)	Male	217491 (48.63)
Age at diagnosis (mean)	50.6 ± 15.4	Age (mean) 2013	44.4
Female	53.5 ± 15.5	Female	46.4
Male	46.5 ± 14.4	Male	42.9
Frequency for ranges of age (%) in year 2013		Frequency for ranges of age (%) in year 2013
<30	6.1	<30	9.1
30–39	23.5	30–39	11.2
40–49	22.5	40–49	16.7
50–59	16.3	50–59	16.4
60–69	16.8	60–69	16.2
>69	14.8	>69	30.4
Ethnicity (N, %)		Ethnicity (N, %)
Caucasian	207 (92.8)	Caucasian	386701 (86.5)
Other	16 (7.2)	Other	60550 (13.5)