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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 4.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2010 May 4;152(9):561–567. doi: 10.1059/0003-4819-152-9-201005040-00006

Table 2.

Prevalence of nephrosclerosis by age group among 1203 living kidney donors at the Mayo Clinic

Age group
 Crude prevalence
 Crude prevalence after excluding persons on therapy for hypertension
% (95% CI) % (95% CI)
18-29 y 2.7% (1.1% to 6.7%) 2.7% (1.1% to 6.7%)
30-39 y 16% (12% to 20%) 15% (12% to 20%)
40-49 y 28% (24% to 32%) 26% (22% to 31%)
50-59 y 44% (38% to 50%) 42% (36% to 49%)
60-69 y 58% (47% to 67%) 55% (44% to 66%)
70-77 y 73% (43% to 90%) 75% (41% to 93%)
Overall 28% (25% to 30%) 26% (24% to 29%)