Diabetic nephropathy
Description
diabetic neuropathy: A chronic, pathological complication associated with diabetes mellitus, where nerve damages are incurred due to diabetic microvascular injury involving small blood vessels that supply these nerves, resulting in peripheral and/or autonomic nerve dysfunction.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | DM_NEPHROPATHY |
| Include | DM_KIDNEYFAIL, DM_DIALYSIS, DM_KIDNEYTRANSPLANT, DM_NEPHROPATHY |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 2468 | 943 | 1525 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 1.42 | 0.95 | 2.03 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 51.79 | 48.12 | 54.07 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 13.29 | 10.71 | 14.89 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 55.76 | 56.63 | 55.22 |
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