Between 3 in 100 and 5 in 100 people have it and it is much more common in places with cold weather.

 

 

 

 

 

Source:
Palmer KT, Griffin MJ, Syddall H, et al.
Prevalence of Raynaud's phenomenon in Great Britain and its relation to hand transmitted vibration: a national postal survey.
Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 2000; 57: 488-452.

 

 

 

 

 

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Source:
Inaba R, Maeda M, Fujita S, et al.
Prevalence of Raynaud's phenomenon and specific clinical signs related to progressive systemic sclerosis in the general population of Japan.
International Journal of Dermatology. 1993; 32: 652-655.

 

 

 

 

 

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Source:
Riera G, Vilardell M, Vaque J, et al.
Prevalence of Raynaud's phenomenon in a healthy Spanish population.
The Journal of Rheumatology. 1993; 20: 66-69.

 

 

 

 

 

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Source:
Rodriguez Garcia JL, Sabin Ruiz J.
Raynaud's phenomenon.
Revista clínica española. 1989; 184: 311-321.

 

 

 

 

 

⁴ Women are slightly more likely to be affected than men.

Most people with Raynaud's start to have attacks when they are teenagers.

 

 

 

 

 

Source:
Wigley FM.
Raynaud's phenomenon.
New England Journal of Medicine. 2002; 347: 1001-1008.

 

 

 

 

 

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