Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (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_DOAAC
Include I9_ATHSCLE, I9_AORTDIS, I9_AORTANEUR, I9_OTHANEUR, I9_ARTEMBTHR, I9_ARTEMBTHRLOW, I9_EMBTHROAOR
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 6988 2383 4605
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 4.01 2.4 6.13
Mean age at first event (years) 65.79 66.98 65.17
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 15.83 17.08 15.18

Heritability

SNP-h2 liability CI
0.09 [0.04, 0.14]

Longitudinal metrics

Sex All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 2 2 3
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 54.53 50.46 56.63

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