Table 2 Descriptive information on senile cataracts in the autonomous regions studied.
Regions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andalusia | Aragon | Basque Country | Canary Islands | Catalonia | |
Population | 7,357,558 | 1,204,215 | 2,082,587 | 1,694,477 | 6,343,110 |
Population Over 50 years | 2,142,202 | 457,631 | 744,419 | 449,819 | 2,164,467 |
% Population Over 50 years | 29% | 38% | 36% | 27% | 34% |
Prevalence | |||||
% Prevalence in people over 50 years | 22.4% | 25.8% | 22.8% | 20.4% | 23.5% |
Surgery rate * | |||||
Yearly rate | 405 | 529 | 607 | 440 | 685 |
Surgery rate in people over 50 years | 1,391 | 1,392 | 1,724 | 1,650 | 2,156 |
Waiting List | 9,205 | 2,826 | 2,313 | 5,771 | 19,586 |
% of prevalent population | 1.9% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 6.3% | 3.8% |
Waiting List entry rate (2003) * | 612 | 755 | 656 | 602 | 733 |
Mean priority (at entry to the waiting list) | |||||
First surgery (SD) | 47.1 (19.9) | 28.3 (22.4) | 39.3 (22.7) † | 39.3 (22.7) † | 36.5 (22.8) |
Second surgery (SD) | 36.8 (22.3) | 13.7 (11.7) | 28.8 (22.6)† | 28.8 (22.6)† | 26.1 (22.2) |