Type 2 diabetes, definitions combined
Description
type II diabetes mellitus: A type of diabetes mellitus that is characterized by insulin resistance or desensitization and increased blood glucose levels. This is a chronic disease that can develop gradually over the life of a patient and can be linked to both environmental factors and heredity.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | T2D |
| Conditions required | !E4_DM1 |
| Include | T2D_WIDE, E4_DM2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 23364 | 10856 | 12508 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 13.4 | 10.95 | 16.65 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 60.03 | 59.88 | 60.16 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 4.12 | 3.51 | 4.65 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 21 | 18 | 23 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 84.83 | 82.83 | 86.62 |
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