Nephrotic syndrome
Description
nephrotic syndrome: A collection of symptoms that include severe edema, proteinuria, and hypoalbuminemia; it is indicative of renal dysfunction.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | N14_NEPHROTICSYND |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-9: 581, ICD-8: 581 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-9: 581, ICD-8: 581 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 249 | 108 | 141 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.25 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 45.07 | 42.04 | 47.4 |
| Median number of events / individual | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 57.83 | 52.78 | 61.7 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 8.43 | 9.26 | 7.8 |