Other/unspecified rheumatoid arthritis

Description

rheumatoid arthritis: A chronic, systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation in the synovial membranes and articular surfaces. It manifests primarily as a symmetric, erosive polyarthritis that spares the axial skeleton and is typically associated with the presence in the serum of rheumatoid factor.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode RHEUMA_NOS
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: M069/M068, ICD-8: 7123[8-9]
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: M069/M068, ICD-8: 7123[8-9]
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 7148
GWAS catalog 0000685
MESH D001172
SNOMED CT 69896004

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 1498 1079 419
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.86 1.09 0.56
Mean age at first event (years) 48.33 47.91 49.38
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 4.34 3.8 5.73

Longitudinal metrics

Sex All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 2 2 2
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 35.85 36.42 34.37

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