Table 2. 2010 MS Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis per 100 000 Adults Cumulated Over 10 Years in the United States by Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnicity.
| Age, y | Sex | Hispanica | Non-Hispanic Blacka | Non-Hispanic Whitea | Non-Hispanic othera | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of cases | 2010 Prevalence (95% CI)b | No. of cases | 2010 Prevalence (95% CI)b | No. of cases | 2010 Prevalence (95% CI)b | No. of cases | 2010 Prevalence (95% CI)b | ||
| 18-34 | Female | 9665 | 140.1 (137.3-142.8) | 10 751 | 219.5 (215.3-223.6) | 46 543 | 229.1 (227.0-231.1) | 5120 | 158.7 (154.3-163.0) |
| Male | 5799 | 75.8 (73.8-77.7) | 4777 | 103.2 (100.3-106.1) | 17 196 | 82.6 (81.4-83.9) | 1420 | 46.3 (43.9-48.7) | |
| Total | 15 464 | 106.4 (104.6-107.9) | 15 528 | 163.0 (160.4-165.5) | 63 739 | 155.0 (153.8-156.2) | 6540 | 103.9 (101.4-106.4) | |
| 35-44 | Female | 10 944 | 307.3 (301.5-313.0) | 15 060 | 556.6 (547.7-565.4) | 86 893 | 692.4 (687.8-697.0) | 6190 | 341.2 (332.7-349.7) |
| Male | 4410 | 118.4 (114.9-121.9) | 4310 | 179.6 (174.3-185.0) | 29 438 | 233.2 (230.6-235.9) | 1752 | 106.7 (101.7-111.7) | |
| Total | 15 354 | 210.7 (207.4-214.0) | 19 370 | 379.4 (374.1-384.8) | 116 331 | 462.3 (459.5-464.8) | 7942 | 229.8 (224.8-234.9) | |
| 45-54 | Female | 11 079 | 406.8 (399.2-414.3) | 19 913 | 696.2 (686.5-705.81) | 137 780 | 876.3 (872.1-881.3) | 8367 | 522.3 (511.2-533.5) |
| Male | 2500 | 91.6 (89.0-95.1) | 4723 | 187.8 (182.5-193.2) | 42 743 | 277.0 (274.4-279.6) | 2111 | 146.7 (140.4-152.9) | |
| Total | 13 579 | 249.0 (244.8-253.2) | 24 636 | 458.3 (452.6-464.1) | 180 523 | 579.6 (577.0-582.3) | 10 478 | 344.5 (338.0-351.1) | |
| 55-64 | Female | 5967 | 356.2 (347.1-365.2) | 12 858 | 621.4 (610.7-632.13) | 117 827 | 842.3 (837.5-847.1) | 5588 | 470.4 (458.1-482.7) |
| Male | 1659 | 108.3 (103.1-113.5) | 3316 | 193.0 (186.4-199.6) | 37 659 | 282.9 (280.0-285.7) | 1884 | 179.5 (171.4-187.6) | |
| Total | 7626 | 237.8 (232.4-243.1) | 16 174 | 427.1 (420.5-433.6) | 155 486 | 569.5 (566.7-572.3) | 7472 | 333.9 (326.3-341.5) | |
| ≥65 | Female | 1051 | 66.3 (62.3-70.3) | 3882 | 194.1 (188.9-200.2) | 48 361 | 269.7 (267.3-272.1) | 587 | 55.0 (50.6-59.5) |
| Male | 382 | 35.4 (31.8-38.9) | 686 | 62.1 (57.5-66.8) | 13 285 | 115.9 (113.9-117.9) | 305 | 40.3 (35.8-44.9) | |
| Total | 1433 | 53.8 (51.0-56.45) | 4568 | 147.2 (142.9-515.5) | 61 646 | 209.7 (208.1-211.4) | 892 | 48.9 (45.7-52.2) | |
Abbreviation: AHC, administrative health claims.
a
These categorizations were used because they were the same across AHC data sources. The non-Hispanic other category included individuals who were Asian or Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Native American or Alaska Native, and multiracial and those with unknown race and ethnicity data.
b
Per 100 000 adults.