Table 4.
Estimated Prevalence of Glaucoma in the United States by Age, Gender, and Race
| No. of Subjects ×1000 |
Total US Population |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Subjects ×1000 (95% CI) | Prevalence/100 Population (95% CI) | ||||
| Age, y | White | Black | Hispanic | ||
| Women | |||||
| 40-49 | 131 | 41 | 8 | 202 (165-240) | 0.94 (0.77-1.12) |
| 50-54 | 60 | 22 | 5 | 96 (84-107) | 1.07 (0.94-1.19) |
| 55-59 | 54 | 20 | 6 | 87 (77-96) | 1.25 (1.11-1.38) |
| 60-64 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 88 (78-97) | 1.55 (1.38-1.72) |
| 65-69 | 65 | 23 | 9 | 102 (91-114) | 1.99 (1.76-2.22) |
| 70-74 | 90 | 25 | 11 | 132 (116-147) | 2.66 (2.34-2.97) |
| 75-79 | 121 | 24 | 11 | 163 (142-183) | 3.72 (3.24-4.20) |
| ≥80 | 439 | 48 | 25 | 525 (429-640) | 8.57 (7.01-10.13) |
| Subtotal | 1014 | 224 | 82 | 1395 (1286-1502) | 2.19 (2.02-2.36) |
| Men | |||||
| 40-49 | 57 | 14 | 8 | 88 (70-106) | 0.42 (0.34-0.50) |
| 50-54 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 64 (55-74) | 0.74 (0.63-0.85) |
| 55-59 | 44 | 18 | 5 | 71 (62-80) | 1.09 (0.95-1.23) |
| 60-64 | 49 | 23 | 5 | 82 (72-92) | 1.59 (1.40-1.79) |
| 65-69 | 60 | 27 | 6 | 97 (85-110) | 2.22 (1.94-2.49) |
| 70-74 | 76 | 28 | 7 | 116 (100-131) | 2.96 (2.56-3.36) |
| 75-79 | 84 | 24 | 6 | 119 (100-138) | 3.91 (3.28-4.54) |
| ≥80 | 143 | 26 | 10 | 186 (140-232) | 6.08 (4.57-7.58) |
| Subtotal | 553 | 174 | 51 | 823 (764-882) | 1.48 (1.37-1.58) |
| Both | |||||
| 40-49 | 188 | 55 | 16 | 290 (249-332) | 0.68 (0.59-0.78) |
| 50-54 | 100 | 36 | 9 | 160 (145-175) | 0.91 (0.82-0.99) |
| 55-59 | 98 | 38 | 11 | 158 (145-171) | 1.17 (1.07-1.27) |
| 60-64 | 103 | 44 | 12 | 170 (156-184) | 1.57 (1.44-1.70) |
| 65-69 | 125 | 50 | 15 | 199 (183-217) | 2.09 (1.92-2.27) |
| 70-74 | 166 | 53 | 18 | 248 (225-269) | 2.79 (2.54-3.04) |
| 75-79 | 205 | 48 | 17 | 282 (253-310) | 3.80 (3.41-4.18) |
| ≥80 | 582 | 74 | 35 | 711 (605-817) | 7.74 (6.58-8.89) |
| Total | 1567 | 398 | 133 | 2218 (2094-2340) | 1.86 (1.75-1.96) |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
*Glaucoma indicates primary open-angle glaucoma. All estimates are based on US Census 2000 population.
†Estimates for the prevalence of glaucoma in the total US population include estimates for other races (Asian, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander, and any other race) and those designating more than 1 race on the Census 2000 form.