10 Causes of Pilonidal Cyst
Cause #10: Age and Gender
Risk factors refer to factors that increase the likelihood of a disease. They can be divided into modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors. Modifiable risk factors are aspects that one can influence or change while nonmodifiable risk factors cannot be changed.
In a pilonidal cyst, age and gender are both nonmodifiable risk factors. A pilonidal cyst has been observed to occur predominantly in males (at a ratio of 3–4:1 compared to females) and those who are in their late teens to early twenties. The incidence decreases after the age of 25 and is rare after the age of 45.
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