Dry age-related macular degeneration (includes geographic atrophy)
Description
age-related macular degeneration: Age-related loss of vision in the central portion of the retina (macula), secondary to retinal degeneration.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | DRY_AMD |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: H3530, ICD-9: 3625A |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: H3530, ICD-9: 3625A |
| Pre-conditions required | EVENT_AGE>=50 |
| Conditions required | !DRY_AMD_EARLY |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 5 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 1825 | 1066 | 759 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 1.05 | 1.07 | 1.01 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 74.39 | 75.02 | 73.5 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 10.19 | 9.1 | 11.73 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 33.32 | 33.83 | 32.59 |
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