Table 2.: Number of all cases (N) and population-based annual incidence rates (%) with confidence intervals (95% CI) of
symptomatic age-related macular degeneration in different age and sex groups.
| Age Group (Years |
Males |
Females |
Total |
| Incidence (95% CI) |
Incidence (95% CI) |
Incidence (95% CI) |
| N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
| 50-59 |
9 |
0,05 (0.02-0.08) |
4 |
0.02 (0.001-0.04) |
13 |
0.03 (0.01-0.05) |
| 60-64 |
7 |
0.07 (0.02-0.12) |
7 |
0.07 (0.02-0.12) |
14 |
0.07 (0.03-0.11) |
| 65-69 |
9 |
0.14 (0.05-0.23) |
10 |
0.15 (0.06-0.24) |
19 |
0.14 (0.08-0.21) |
| 70-74 |
15 |
0.27 (0.13-0.41) |
17 |
0.26 (0.14-0.38) |
32 |
0.27 (0.18-0.36) |
| 75-79 |
18 |
0.44 (0.24-0.64) |
30 |
0.53 (0.34-0.72) |
48 |
0.49 (0.35-0.63) |
| 80-84 |
18 |
0.68 (0.37-0.99) |
43 |
0.88 (0.62-1.14) |
61 |
0.81 (0.61-1.01) |
| 85-89 |
13 |
1.12 (0.51-1.73) |
21 |
0.71 (0.41-1.01) |
34 |
0.82 (0.55-1.09) |
| 90- |
2 |
0.56 (0-1.34) |
8 |
0.65 (0.20-1.1) |
10 |
0.63 (0.24-1.02) |
| ≥50 |
91 |
0.18 (0.14-0.22) |
140 |
0.24 (0.20-0.28) |
231 |
0.21 (0.18-0.24) |
| ≥60 |
82 |
0.27 (0.21-0.33) |
136 |
0.35 (0.29-0.41) |
218 |
0.32 (0.28-0.36) |