Diabetes mellitus

Description

diabetes mellitus: A metabolic disorder characterized by abnormally high blood sugar levels due to diminished production of insulin or insulin resistance/desensitization.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode E4_DIABETES
Include E4_DM1, E4_DM2, E4_DMNAS
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 2
First defined in version DF3
Ontology
DOID 9351
GWAS catalog 0000400
MESH D003920
SNOMED CT 73211009

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 28709 13438 15271
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 16.47 13.55 20.32
Mean age at first event (years) 53.63 52.87 54.3
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 3.44 2.79 4.02

Longitudinal metrics

Sex All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 24 21 25
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 86.94 84.82 88.87

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