Table 1 Age-specific prevalence of epiretinal membrane.

From: Relationship between nerve fiber layer defect and the presence of epiretinal membrane in a Japanese population: The JPHC-NEXT Eye Study

Age range (years)

Number of participants

CMR N (%)

PMF N (%)

Any ERM N (%)

Men, N (%)

40–49

89

0 (0)

1 (1.1)

1 (1.1)

50–59

121

5 (4.1)

0 (0)

5 (4.1)

60–69

327

33 (10.1)

14 (4.3)

47 (14.4)

70–79

223

33 (14.8)

10 (4.5)

43 (19.3)

80+

37

7 (18.9)

1 (2.7)

8 (21.6)

Total

797

78 (9.8)

26 (3.3)

104 (13.1)

Women, N (%)

40–49

140

2 (1.4)

3 (2.1)

5 (3.6)

50–59

218

6 (2.8)

7 (3.2)

13 (6.0)

60–69

482

48 (10.0)

29 (6.0)

77 (16.0)

70–79

275

25 (9.1)

21 (7.6)

46 (16.7)

80+

41

4 (9.8)

3 (7.3)

7 (17.1)

Total

1156

85 (7.4)

63 (5.5)

148 (12.8)

Total, N (%)

40–49

229

2 (0.87)

4 (1.8)

6 (2.6)

50–59

339

11 (3.2)

7 (2.1)

18 (5.3)

60–69

809

81 (10.0)

43 (5.3)

124 (15.3)

70–79

498

58 (11.7)

31 (6.2)

89 (17.9)

80+

78

11 (14.1)

4 (5.1)

15 (19.2)

Total

1953

163 (8.4)

89 (4.6)

252 (12.9)

  1. CMR: cellophane macular reflex, PMF: preretinal macular fibrosis, ERM: epiretinal membrane.