Chronic nephritic syndrome
Description
membranous glomerulonephritis: A slowly progressive inflammation of the glomeruli characterized by immune complex deposits at the glomerular basement membrane, resulting in a thickened membrane, and nephrotic syndrome.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | N14_CHRONEPHROPATH |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-9: 582, ICD-8: 582 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-9: 582, ICD-8: 582 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 434 | 208 | 226 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.33 | 0.28 | 0.39 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 42.81 | 41.11 | 44.38 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 42.4 | 35.58 | 48.67 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 3.92 | 0.48 | 7.08 |