Table 4.

Prevalence of AL amyloidosis in years 2007 to 2011

No. of cases per million (numerator/denominator*)
SexAge, y20072008200920102011
Female 18-34 1.5 (5/3 414 356) 0.6 (3/4 924 396) 0.6 (3/5 358 001) 2.3 (12/5 139 252) 2.3 (13/5 768 546) 
35-54 6.6 (37/5 617 369) 8.3 (65/7 859 203) 11.3 (97/8 565 752) 13.2 (108/8 210 092) 11.6 (100/8 586 461) 
55-64 26.5 (61/2 299 588) 35.1 (114/3 244 578) 35.0 (128/3 658 984) 38.6 (140/3 627 100) 44.5 (177/3 981 344) 
65+ 54.4 (65/1 195 298) 47.9 (94/1 963 731) 57.5 (118/2 052 079) 55.5 (120/2 162 661) 69.3 (177/2 555 455) 
All female 13.4 (168/12 526 611) 15.3 (276/17 991 908) 17.6 (346/19 634 816) 19.9 (380/19 139 105) 22.4 (467/20 891 806) 
Male 18-34 0.0 (0/3 152 398) 0.4 (2/4 508 032) 0.6 (3/4 876 950) 1.3 (6/4 668 942) 0.7 (4/5 442 930) 
35-54 7.2 (36/5 029 837) 9.5 (67/7 060 318) 10.3 (79/7 690 284) 12.2 (90/7 360 450) 12.2 (95/7 782 789) 
55-64 31.9 (67/2 099 846) 39.2 (116/2 957 222) 46.6 (154/3 308 173) 49.3 (160/3 244 501) 53.1 (189/3 556 632) 
65+ 100.4 (97/965 927) 85.4 (134/1 569 003) 95.3 (159/1 667 958) 116.3 (201/1 728 898) 130.7 (266/2 035 214) 
All male 17.8 (200/11 248 008) 19.8 (319/16 094 575) 22.5 (395/17 543 365) 26.9 (457/17 002 791) 29.4 (554/18 817 565) 
All sex 18-34 0.8 (5/6 566 754) 0.5 (5/9 432 428) 0.6 (6/10 234 951) 1.8 (18/9 808 194) 1.5 (17/11 211 476) 
35-54 6.9 (73/10 647 206) 8.8 (132/14 919 521) 10.8 (176/16 256 036) 12.7 (198/15 570 542) 11.9 (195/16 369 250) 
55-64 29.1 (128/4 399 434) 37.1 (230/6 201 800) 40.5 (282/6 967 157) 43.7 (300/6 871 601) 48.6 (366/7 537 976) 
65+ 75.0 (162/2 161 225) 64.5 (228/3 532 734) 74.5 (277/3 720 037) 82.5 (321/3 891 559) 96.5 (443/4 590 669) 
All patients 15.5 (368/23 774 619) 17.5 (595/34 086 483) 9.9 (741/37 178 181) 23.2 (837/36 141 896) 25.7 (1021/39 709 371) 
US adult population Age-sex adjustedrate, no. of cases per million 
 Female 17.3 17.8 29.7 22.0 25.0 
 Male 23.0 22.9 25.9 30.4 33.1 
 All 20.1 20.2 23.2 26.1 28.9 
No. of cases per million (numerator/denominator*)
SexAge, y20072008200920102011
Female 18-34 1.5 (5/3 414 356) 0.6 (3/4 924 396) 0.6 (3/5 358 001) 2.3 (12/5 139 252) 2.3 (13/5 768 546) 
35-54 6.6 (37/5 617 369) 8.3 (65/7 859 203) 11.3 (97/8 565 752) 13.2 (108/8 210 092) 11.6 (100/8 586 461) 
55-64 26.5 (61/2 299 588) 35.1 (114/3 244 578) 35.0 (128/3 658 984) 38.6 (140/3 627 100) 44.5 (177/3 981 344) 
65+ 54.4 (65/1 195 298) 47.9 (94/1 963 731) 57.5 (118/2 052 079) 55.5 (120/2 162 661) 69.3 (177/2 555 455) 
All female 13.4 (168/12 526 611) 15.3 (276/17 991 908) 17.6 (346/19 634 816) 19.9 (380/19 139 105) 22.4 (467/20 891 806) 
Male 18-34 0.0 (0/3 152 398) 0.4 (2/4 508 032) 0.6 (3/4 876 950) 1.3 (6/4 668 942) 0.7 (4/5 442 930) 
35-54 7.2 (36/5 029 837) 9.5 (67/7 060 318) 10.3 (79/7 690 284) 12.2 (90/7 360 450) 12.2 (95/7 782 789) 
55-64 31.9 (67/2 099 846) 39.2 (116/2 957 222) 46.6 (154/3 308 173) 49.3 (160/3 244 501) 53.1 (189/3 556 632) 
65+ 100.4 (97/965 927) 85.4 (134/1 569 003) 95.3 (159/1 667 958) 116.3 (201/1 728 898) 130.7 (266/2 035 214) 
All male 17.8 (200/11 248 008) 19.8 (319/16 094 575) 22.5 (395/17 543 365) 26.9 (457/17 002 791) 29.4 (554/18 817 565) 
All sex 18-34 0.8 (5/6 566 754) 0.5 (5/9 432 428) 0.6 (6/10 234 951) 1.8 (18/9 808 194) 1.5 (17/11 211 476) 
35-54 6.9 (73/10 647 206) 8.8 (132/14 919 521) 10.8 (176/16 256 036) 12.7 (198/15 570 542) 11.9 (195/16 369 250) 
55-64 29.1 (128/4 399 434) 37.1 (230/6 201 800) 40.5 (282/6 967 157) 43.7 (300/6 871 601) 48.6 (366/7 537 976) 
65+ 75.0 (162/2 161 225) 64.5 (228/3 532 734) 74.5 (277/3 720 037) 82.5 (321/3 891 559) 96.5 (443/4 590 669) 
All patients 15.5 (368/23 774 619) 17.5 (595/34 086 483) 9.9 (741/37 178 181) 23.2 (837/36 141 896) 25.7 (1021/39 709 371) 
US adult population Age-sex adjustedrate, no. of cases per million 
 Female 17.3 17.8 29.7 22.0 25.0 
 Male 23.0 22.9 25.9 30.4 33.1 
 All 20.1 20.2 23.2 26.1 28.9 
*

The denominator is the number of members enrolled with a health plan on June 30th of each calendar year.

Based on 2010 US census data. Overall rates were adjusted by age and sex distribution, and rates by sex were adjusted by age distribution within specific sex.

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