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Epidemiology and Demographics

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Patients of all age groups may develop Plummer-Vinson syndrome.
In adults, Plummer-Vinson syndrome commonly affects individuals in fourth to seventh decade of life.
In children, Plummer-Vinson syndrome commonly affects individuals in the age group of 10-18 years.

Women are more commonly affected by Plummer-Vinson syndrome than men.
Among women, Plummer-Vinson syndrome is seen commonly in premenopausal and married women(fourth and fifth decade of life).

The majority of Plummer-Vinson syndrome cases are reported in Scandinavian countries or north European countries.^[1]^[2]

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↑ Chisholm, M. (1974). "The association between webs, iron and post-cricoid carcinoma". Postgraduate Medical Journal. 50 (582): 215–219. doi:10.1136/pgmj.50.582.215. ISSN 0032-5473.
↑ Wynder, Ernest L.; Hultberg, Sven; Jacobsson, Folke; Bross, Irwin J. (1957). "Environmental factors in cancer of the upper alimentary tract.A swedish study with special reference to plummer-vinson (Paterson-Kelly) syndrome". Cancer. 10 (3): 470–487. doi:10.1002/1097-0142(195705/06)10:3<470::AID-CNCR2820100309>3.0.CO;2-7. ISSN 0008-543X.