Table 2.

Regional number of people predicted to be diagnosed with or sight-impaired as a result of giant cell arteritis by 2050.

World RegionCountries Used in ModelNo. People Diagnosed, Mean (LL–UL)No. People Visually Impaired, Mean (LL–UL)
OceaniaAustralia and New Zealand44,229 (17,769–70,689)6634 (2665–10,603)
North AmericaCanada and USA793,836 (527,354 −1,060,318)119,075 (79,103–159,048)
EuropeFrance, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, UK, Denmark, Spain, Italy2,442,274 (794,891–3,732,532)366,341 (119,234–559,880)
Total3,280,339 (1,340,014–4,863,539)492,051 (201,002–729,531)
  • Calculated as median. LL: lower limit; UL: upper limit.