Table 44: Prevalence of Early ARM by Age and Race in the ARIC Study.
| Age (years) | Number of Early ARM Cases |
Per 1000 persons | Prevalence Rates % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48-54 | |||
| White (W) | 54/1874 | 28 | 2.9 |
| Black (B) | 19/763 | 25 | 2.5 |
| 55-59 | |||
| W | 100/2460 | 41 | 4.1 |
| B | 25/761 | 33 | 3.3 |
| 60-64 | |||
| W | 136/2307 | 59 | 5.9 |
| B | 26/552 | 33 | 4.7 |
| 65-72 | |||
| W | 196/2343 | 84 | 8.4 |
| B | 23/472 | 49 | 4.9 |
| Overall | |||
| W | 486/8984 | 54 | 5.4 |
| B | 93/2548 | 36 | 3.6 |
Source: Klein R, Clegg L, Cooper LS, Hubbard LD, Klein BE, King WN et al. Prevalence of age-related maculopathy in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Arch Ophthalmol 1999; 117(9): 1203-1210