December 2006 • Volume 100 • Special Supplement

Table 2

Prevalence (and standard errors of estimates) of selected body structure impairments and diagnoses per 1,000 U.S. population, according to sex and age: 2002.

Description: There are 4 main heads: ICF body structure category (and code); Medical diagnosis; Sex, with subheads Total, Male, and Female; Age, with subheads 18-44, 45-64, and 65 and over.

ICF body structure category (and code): Retina (s2203); Medical diagnosis: Either Diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration*; Sex, Total: 20.6 (0.8); Sex, Male: 16.7 (1.1); Sex, Female: 23.6 (1.1); Age, 18-44: 3.8 (0.5); Age, 45-64: 16.8 (1.3); Age, 65 and over: 72.3 (3.4).

ICF body structure category (and code): Retina (s2203); Medical diagnosis: Diabetic retinopathy*; Sex, Total: 8.4 (0.5); Sex, Male: 7.8 (0.8); Sex, Female: 8.9 (0.7); Age, 18-44: 2.4 (0.4); Age, 45-64: 11.2 (1.1); Age, 65 and over: 20.3 (1.8).

ICF body structure category (and code): Retina (s2203); Medical diagnosis: Macular degeneration*; Sex, Total: 13.3 (0.7); Sex, Male: 9.8 (0.8); Sex, Female: 16.0 (0.9); Age, 18-44: 1.6 (0.3); Age, 45-64: 6.5 (0.8); Age, 65 and over: 55.9 (3.0).

ICF body structure category (and code): Lens of eyeball (s2204); Medical diagnosis: Cataracts; Sex, Total: 99.3 (1.7); Sex, Male: 75.9 (2.3); Sex, Female: 117.3 (2.4); Age, 18-44: 5.5 (0.6); Age, 45-64: 56.2 (2.4); Age, 65 and over: 421.9 (6.5).

ICF body structure category (and code): Vitreous body (s2205); Medical diagnosis: Glaucoma; Sex, Total: 23.4 (0.9); Sex, Male: 19.7 (1.2); Sex, Female: 26.2 (1.2); Age, 18-44: 3.4 (0.5); Age, 45-64: 20.2 (1.4); Age, 65 and over: 82.3 (3.6).

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