Giant cell arteritis with polymyalgia rheumatica
Description
polymyalgia rheumatica: Polymyalgia rheumatica is a common inflammatory condition that often affects people over the age of 50 years. Characteristic symptoms are shoulder and hip girdle pain and prolonged morning stiffness. Markers of inflammation are often elevated.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | GIANT_CELL_TEMP_ARTERITIS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: M315 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: M315 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 293 | 194 | 99 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.17 | 0.2 | 0.13 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 68.58 | 68.79 | 68.15 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 9.56 | 7.22 | 14.14 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 54.61 | 53.09 | 57.58 |
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