Table 1

Summary of the number of study populations with data on primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) prevalence by ethnic group

Ethnicity	Study	K	N	n	Survey years
Ethnicity	Populations	K	N	n	Range	Mean*
Prevalence reported in men and women combined
White	29	107	60 465	1188	1963–2002	1987
Black	13	68	24 258	1363	1966–2009	1995
East Asian	15	38	56 400	1182	1985–2010	2002
South Asian	16	50	44 384	743	1990–2008	2002
South-East Asian	5	10	9302	254	1997–2005	2002
Hispanic or Latino	2	11	10 916	385	1998–2003	2001
Other/mixed	8	17	10 489	151	1969–2011	2002
Prevalence reported in men and women separately (subset of all studies)
White	20	148	40 012	706	1963–2002	1989
Black	6	36	15 249	1028	1986–2009	1997
East Asian	12	66	45 711	690	1988–2010	2002
South Asian	8	58	25 308	480	1998–2008	2003
South-East Asian	3	12	6604	187	1997–2005	2001
Hispanic or Latino	2	12	10 929	385	1998–2003	2001
Other/Mixed	3	18	3069	21	1969–1992	1985