Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by demographic subgroups, stratified by age group
| Characteristic, n (%) | Any AMD | Early AMD | Late AMD | Atrophic AMD | Neovascular AMD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | |||||||||||
| 50–64 | 65–74 | ≥75 | 50–64 | 65–74 | ≥75 | 50–64 | 65–74 | ≥75 | 50–64 | 65–74 | ≥75 | 50–64 | 65–74 | ≥75 | |
| Gender | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 71 (5.2) | 47 (7.8) | 21 (11.1) | 70 (5.1) | 44 (7.3) | 16 (8.4) | 1 (0.1) | 3 (0.5) | 5 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.3) | 3 (1.6) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (1.1) |
| Female | 85 (4.9) | 51 (7.9) | 32 (15.3) | 82 (4.8) | 48 (7.4) | 28 (13.4) | 3 (0.2) | 3 (0.5) | 4 (1.9) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (1.0) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (1.0) |
| p Value | 0.771 | 0.947 | 0.211 | 0.672 | 0.927 | 0.113 | 0.435 | 0.933 | 0.630 | 0.372 | 0.524 | 0.577 | 0.700 | 0.961 | 0.924 |
| Education | |||||||||||||||
| Primary/none | 28 (5.7) | 34 (8.5) | 15 (12.0) | 27 (5.5) | 33 (8.3) | 9 (7.2) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.3) | 6 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.4) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (2.4) |
| Secondary | 72 (5.2) | 30 (6.9) | 21 (13.8) | 69 (4.9) | 27 (6.2) | 19 (12.5) | 3 (0.2) | 3 (0.7) | 2 (1.3) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.7) |
| Tertiary | 56 (4.6) | 34 (8.1) | 17 (14.2) | 56 (4.6) | 32 (7.6) | 16 (13.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| p Value | 0.628 | 0.658 | 0.863 | 0.744 | 0.501 | 0.242 | 0.277 | 0.656 | 0.069 | 0.545 | 0.377 | 0.382 | 0.356 | 0.603 | 0.147 |
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 33 (4.0) | 27 (7.0) | 21 (13.3) | 33 (4.0) | 24 (6.2) | 17 (10.8) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.8) | 4 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.5) | 2 (1.3) |
| Other urban | 48 (4.9) | 27 (7.8) | 18 (18.4) | 46 (5.6) | 26 (7.5) | 18 (18.4) | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Rural | 75 (5.2) | 43 (8.3) | 14 (9.8) | 73 (5.1) | 41 (7.9) | 9 (6.3) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.4) | 5 (3.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (2.1) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.4) |
| p Value | 0.185 | 0.776 | 0.156 | 0.264 | 0.618 | 0.013 | 0.379 | 0.584 | 0.191 | 0.248 | 0.955 | 0.355 | 0.569 | 0.106 | 0.515 |
Level of significance set at p<0.05; statistical significance tested with χ2 test for contingency tables. Bold signifies statistically significant p value.
Dublin, residence in Dublin city or county; Other urban, residence in other urban, another town or city in the Republic of Ireland; education, level of education; location, location of residence in the Republic of Ireland; primary/none, subjects who did not have education and those with only primary education; rural, residence in rural area in the Republic of Ireland; secondary, subjects who completed a junior certificate or leaving certificate or equivalent; tertiary, subjects who completed a diploma, first degree or higher degree.