Table 2.
Number of respondents with albuminuria by age and for persons with and without risk factors (percentages).
| Albuminuria, % (95% CI) | |||
| Low-positive | High-positive | Positive total | |
| Age groups (years) | |||
| 18-29 (n = 3,303) | 29.7 (28.1 - 31.3) | 3.0 (2.4 - 3.5) | 32.7 (31.1 - 34.3) |
| 30-39 (n = 7,513) | 32.4 (31.4 - 33.5) | 1.9 (1.6 - 2.2) | 34.3 (33.3 - 35.4) |
| 40-49 (n = 13,847) | 27.0 (26.2 - 27.7) | 1.7 (1.5 - 1.9) | 28.7 (27.9 - 29.4) |
| 50-59 (n = 23,160) | 17.2 (16.7 - 17.7) | 0.7 (0.6 - 0.8) | 17.9 (17.4 - 18.4) |
| 60-69 (n = 18,519) | 12.2 (11.7 - 12.6) | 0.5 (0.4 - 0.6) | 12.7 (12.2 - 13.2) |
| 70+ (n = 5,372) | 12.5 (11.6 - 13.3) | 0.7 (0.5 - 1.0) | 13.2 (12.3 - 14.1) |
| Total (n = 71,714) | 19.6 (19.3 - 19.9) | 1.1 (1.0 - 1.1) | 20.7 (20.4 - 21.0) |
| Presence of risk factors | |||
| No risk factors (n = 69,768) | 19.6 (19.3 - 19.9) | 1.1 (1.0 - 1.1) | 20.7 (20.4 - 21.0) |
| Diabetes mellitus (n = 4,059) | 18.9 (17.7 - 20.2) | 1.3 (0.9 - 1.6) | 20.2 (19.0 - 21.4) |
| Hypertension (n = 13,868) | 18.1 (17.5 - 18.8) | 1.1 (0.9 - 1.2) | 19.2 (18.6 - 19.9) |
| Diabetes mellitus and hypertension (n = 1,946) | 18.9 (17.2 - 20.7) | 1.2 (0.7 - 1.7) | 20.1 (18.3 - 21.9) |