Estimated prevalence of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) by age and ethnicity in men and women combined
| Prevalence of POAG by age and ethnicity (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | White | Black | East Asian | South Asian | South-East Asian | Hispanic or Latino | Other/Mixed |
| 35 | 0.3 (0.2, 0.4) | 1.7 (1.2, 2.4) | 0.7 (0.4, 1.0) | 0.6 (0.4, 0.9) | 0.7 (0.3, 1.5)* | 0.3 (0.1, 0.8)* | 0.5 (0.2, 1.0) |
| 40 | 0.4 (0.2, 0.5) | 2.1 (1.5, 3.0) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.1) | 0.9 (0.4, 1.8)* | 0.5 (0.2, 1.2)* | 0.6 (0.3, 1.3) |
| 45 | 0.5 (0.4, 0.7) | 2.6 (1.9, 3.8) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.5) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.4) | 1.1 (0.6, 2.2) | 0.8 (0.3, 1.7) | 0.9 (0.5, 1.6) |
| 50 | 0.7 (0.5, 1.0) | 3.3 (2.4, 4.7) | 1.2 (0.8, 1.8) | 1.3 (0.9, 1.8) | 1.4 (0.8, 2.6) | 1.2 (0.5, 2.6) | 1.2 (0.7, 2.1) |
| 55 | 1.0 (0.7, 1.4) | 4.1 (3.0, 5.8) | 1.5 (1.0, 2.1) | 1.7 (1.2, 2.3) | 1.7 (1.0, 3.1) | 1.8 (0.8, 3.8) | 1.7 (1.0, 2.8) |
| 60 | 1.4 (1.0, 1.9) | 5.2 (3.7, 7.2) | 1.8 (1.2, 2.6) | 2.1 (1.5, 3.0) | 2.2 (1.2, 3.9) | 2.7 (1.2, 5.7) | 2.3 (1.4, 3.8) |
| 65 | 2.0 (1.5, 2.7) | 6.4 (4.7, 9.0) | 2.2 (1.5, 3.1) | 2.8 (2.0, 3.9) | 2.7 (1.5, 4.8) | 4.0 (1.8, 8.4) | 3.2 (1.8, 5.3) |
| 70 | 2.7 (2.1, 3.7) | 8.0 (5.8, 11.1) | 2.6 (1.8, 3.8) | 3.6 (2.5, 5.0) | 3.3 (1.9, 6.0) | 5.9 (2.7, 12.2) | 4.3 (2.4, 7.7) |
| 75 | 3.8 (2.9, 5.1) | 9.9 (7.2, 13.6) | 3.2 (2.1, 4.6) | 4.6 (3.2, 6.5) | 4.2 (2.3, 7.5) | 8.7 (4.0, 17.4) | 5.8 (3.0, 11.1) |
| 80 | 5.3 (4.0, 7.1) | 12.2 (8.9, 16.6) | 3.8 (2.6, 5.6) | 5.9 (4.1, 8.4) | 5.1 (2.8, 9.5)* | 12.7 (6.0, 24.4) | 7.9 (3.7, 16.0) |
| 85 | 7.3 (5.5, 9.8) | 14.9 (10.9, 20.2) | 4.6 (3.1, 6.8) | 7.6 (5.2, 10.8) | 6.4 (3.3, 12.1)* | 18.2 (8.7, 33.1) | 10.5 (4.5, 22.7)* |
| 90 | 10.0 (7.4, 13.5) | 18.1 (13.4, 24.3) | 5.5 (3.7, 8.2)* | 9.6 (6.6, 13.8)* | 7.8 (3.9, 15.3)* | 25.2 (12.7, 43.1) | 14.0 (5.4, 31.3)* |
| 95 | 13.6 (10.1, 18.1) | 21.8 (16.2, 29.0) | 6.6 (4.4, 9.9)* | 12.1 (8.2, 17.5)* | 9.6 (4.5, 19.3)* | 33.9 (18.0, 53.7) | 18.3 (6.6, 41.6)* |
Estimates correspond to prevalence (%) and 95% credible intervals,and are standardised to surveys that performed visual field but not intraocular pressure assessment on all participants.
*Estimates obtained by extrapolation from the fitted model.