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. 1984 Spring;5(3):69–88.

Table 9. Medicare ESRD program incidence per million population, by diagnosis and age: 1980.

Diagnosis 0-14 years 15-24 years 25-34 years 35-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years 65-74 years 75 years and over

Incidence per million
All causes 7 24 58 86 136 204 241 153
Glomerulonephritis 3 10 18 21 24 31 35 19
Primary hypertensive disease 0 1 7 17 33 51 70 56
Diabetic nephropathy ( 1) 1 18 24 33 53 42 16
Polycystic kidney disease ( 1) ( 1) 1 6 15 15 11 3
Collagen vascular disease ( 1) 1 1 2 2 1 2 1
Interstitial nephritis, hereditary ( 1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Interstitial nephritis, other ( 1) 2 3 4 8 13 17 14
Analgesic abuse nephropathy 0 ( 1) ( 1) 1 2 3 3 ( 1)
Obstructive uropathy, acquired ( 1) ( 1) ( 1) ( 1) 2 5 10 9
Obstructive uropathy, congenital 1 2 1 1 ( 1) ( 1) ( 1) 0
Amyloidosis 0 0 0 ( 1) 1 1 2 1
Multiple myeloma 0 0 0 ( 1) 1 3 5 3
Gouty nephropathy ( 1) ( 1) ( 1) ( 1) 1 1 1 1
Other, unspecified 1 3 4 3 5 9 31 6
Etiology unknown ( 1) 2 3 6 10 16 11 22
1

Less than 1 per million.