Table 45: Prevalence of AMD by Age and Race in the ARIC study.
| Age (years) | Number of Early ARM Cases |
Per 1000 persons | Prevalence Rates % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48-54 | |||
| White (W) | 2/1874 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Black (B) | 0/763 | 0 | 0 |
| 55-59 | |||
| W | 0/2460 | 0 | 0 |
| B | 0/761 | 0 | 0 |
| 60-64 | |||
| W | 2/2307 | 1 | 0.1 |
| B | 1/552 | 2 | 0.2 |
| 65-72 | |||
| W | 9/2343 | 4 | 0.4 |
| B | 0/472 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | |||
| W | 13/8984 | 1.4 | 0.14 |
| B | 1/2548 | .4 | 0.04 |
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