Table 7. Medicare ESRD program incidence rates per million population, by primary diagnosis: 1978-80.
| Diagnosis | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | 71 | 78 | 82 |
| Glomerulonephritis | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Primary hypertensive disease | 16 | 17 | 19 |
| Diabetic nephropathy | 13 | 15 | 18 |
| Polycystic kidney disease | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Collagen vascular disease | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Interstitial nephritis, hereditary | (1) | 1 | 1 |
| Interstitial nephritis, other | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Analgesic abuse nephropathy | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Obstructive uropathy, acquired | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Obstructive uropathy, congenital | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Amyloidosis | ( 1) | ( 1) | ( 1) |
| Multiple myeloma | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gouty nephropathy | ( 1) | ( 1) | ( 1) |
| Other, unspecified | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Etiology unknown | 7 | 8 | 7 |
1
Less than 1 per million.