Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes
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 | H7_BCKRNDRETINOPAT |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: H350, ICD-9: 3624A, ICD-8: 36701|37705|37709|37712 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: H350, ICD-9: 3624A, ICD-8: 37705|37709|37712 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 237 | 118 | 119 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.16 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 53.44 | 55.45 | 51.45 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 2.11 | 1.69 | 2.52 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 37.97 | 35.59 | 40.34 |
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