Wet age-related macular degeneration
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 | WET_AMD |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: H3531, ICD-9: 3625B |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: H3531, ICD-9: 3625B |
| Pre-conditions required | EVENT_AGE>=50 |
| Conditions required | !WET_AMD_EARLY |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 5 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 1477 | 855 | 622 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.83 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 74.33 | 75.22 | 73.1 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 9.28 | 8.3 | 10.61 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 73.78 | 74.77 | 72.44 |
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