Table 3.: Number of cases (N) and population-based annual incidence rates (%) with confidence intervals (95% CI) of exudative
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 |
3 |
0,02 (0-0.03) |
3 |
0.02 (0-0.03) |
6 |
0.02 (0-0.03) |
| 60-64 |
1 |
0.01 (0-0.03) |
3 |
0.03 (0-0.06) |
4 |
0.02 (0-0.04) |
| 65-69 |
4 |
0.06 (0-0.12) |
6 |
0.09 (0.02-0.16) |
10 |
0.08 (0.03-0.12) |
| 70-74 |
10 |
0.18 (0.07-0.29) |
11 |
0.17 (0.07-0.27) |
21 |
0.17 (0.10-0.25) |
| 75-79 |
12 |
0.29 (0.12-0.46) |
19 |
0.34 (0.19-0.49) |
31 |
0.32 (0.21-0.43) |
| 80-84 |
17 |
0.65 (0.34-0.96) |
32 |
0.65 (0.43-0.88) |
49 |
0.65 (0.47-0.83) |
| 85-89 |
8 |
0.69 (0.21-1.17) |
11 |
0.37 (0.15-0.59) |
19 |
0.46 (0.25-0.67) |
| 90- |
2 |
0.56 (0-1.34) |
4 |
0.32 (0.01-0.64) |
6 |
0.38 (0.08-0.68) |
| ≥50 |
57 |
0.11 (0.08-0.14) |
89 |
0.15 (0.12-0.19) |
146 |
0.14 (0.11-0.16) |
| ≥60 |
54 |
0.18 (0.13-0.23) |
86 |
0.22 (0.18-0.27) |
140 |
0.20 (0.17-0.24) |