Generalized anxiety disorder
Description
generalized anxiety disorder: An anxiety disorder that is characterized by long-lasting anxiety that is not focused on any one object or situation.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | F5_GAD |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: F411, ICD-9: 3000C |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: F411, ICD-9: 3000C |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 1105 | 740 | 365 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.83 | 0.98 | 0.64 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 42.17 | 43.02 | 40.44 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 42.99 | 44.05 | 40.82 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 1.81 | 1.22 | 3.01 |