Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, not elsewhere classified (FINNGEN)

Description

vascular disease: A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder affecting the arteries, veins, or lymphatic vessels. Examples include vasculitis, thrombophlebitis, arteriosclerosis, lymphedema, hemangioma, and angiosarcoma.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode FG_DISVEINLYMPH
Include I9_PHLETHROM, I9_PHLETHROMBDVTLOW, I9_PVT, I9_THROMBOTH, I9_VARICVE, I9_VARICVEOES, I9_LYMPHADE
Level in the ICD-hierarchy C
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 178
GWAS catalog 0004264
MESH D014652
SNOMED CT 27550009

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 19930 14015 5915
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 11.43 14.13 7.87
Mean age at first event (years) 46.57 44.71 50.98
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 3.2 2.03 5.95

Longitudinal metrics

Sex All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1 1 1
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 17.36 16.85 18.56

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