Dry age-related macular degeneration (includes geographic atrophy)
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 | DRY_AMD |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: H3530, ICD-9: 3625A |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: H3530, ICD-9: 3625A |
| Pre-conditions required | EVENT_AGE>=50 |
| Conditions required | !DRY_AMD_EARLY |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 5 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 1416 | 846 | 570 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 1.07 | 1.13 | 0.99 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 74.17 | 74.85 | 73.16 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 33.19 | 34.04 | 31.93 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 11.23 | 10.28 | 12.63 |