Vascular dementia
Description
vascular dementia: A degenerative vascular disorder affecting the brain. It is caused by the blockage of the blood supply to the brain. It is manifested with decline of memory and cognitive functions.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | F5_VASCDEM |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: F01 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: F01 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 639 | 327 | 312 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.54 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 78.23 | 80.27 | 76.09 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 31.46 | 27.83 | 35.26 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 52.74 | 52.6 | 52.88 |