Table 5.
Total Prevalence of Open-angle Glaucoma in People of African Descent
| Source | Total Prevalence, % (95% CI)
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|---|---|---|
| Observed | Adjusted | |
| Tema Eye Survey, 2006–2008 | 6.1 (5.5–6.8) | 8.0 (7.4–8.6)a |
| St Lucia,4 1986–1987 | 10.2 (8.5–12.0) | 9.6 (8.0–11.2)a |
| Barbados (black and mixed),5 1988–1992 | 6.8 (6.1–7.7) | 7.4 (6.7–8.1)a |
| Caribbean total | 7.8 | |
| Baltimore Eye Survey,3 1985–1988 | 4.2 (3.0–5.0) | 4.4 (3.6–5.2)a,b |
| East Africa,20 1996 | 3.1 (2.5–3.8) | 3.631,c |
| South Africa, urban,21 1998 | 3.7 (2.5–5.3) | 3.531,c |
| South Africa, rural,22 1998–1999c | 2.8 (1.8–4.2) | 3.231,c |
a
Adjusted for age and sex using the population structure of Barbados in 1990.30
b
David S. Friedman, MD, PhD, and J.M.T., The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, written communication, June 23, 2011.
c
Data not available for 95% CI calculations.