Giant cell arteritis

M13_GIANTCELL

temporal arteritis: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large vessel vasculitis predominantly involving the arteries originating from the aortic arch and especially the extracranial branches of the carotid arteries.

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Endpoint definition

Endpoint definition steps

FinnGen

Phenotype data

429209

1. Apply sex-specific rule

None

429209

2. Check conditions

None

429209

3. Check pre-conditions, main-only, mode, registry filters

Registry filters:

  • Hospital discharge: ICD-10 M31.5, M31.6
  • Hospital discharge: ICD-9 4465
  • Cause of death: ICD-10 M31.5, M31.6
  • Cause of death: ICD-9 4465

2 out of 7 registries used, show all original rules.

1095

4. Check minimum number of events

None

1095

5. Include endpoints

1095

6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only)

1066

Control definitions (FinnGen only)

Control exclude M13_SYSTCONNECT

Extra metadata

Level in the ICD hierarchy 4
First used in FinnGen datafreeze DF2

Case counts by codes

FinnGen case counts by registry codes:

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Full data table

Summary Statistics

-FinRegistry-

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals
Whole population 9069 6071 2933
Only index persons 7652 5164 2488
Unadjusted period prevalence (%)
Whole population 0.14 0.17 0.08
Only index persons 0.16 0.19 0.09
Median age at first event (years)
Whole population 72.33 72.72 71.45
Only index persons 71.52 71.93 70.66

-FinnGen-

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 1066 641 425
Unadjusted period prevalence (%) 0.26 0.28 0.23
Median age at first event (years) 69.28 68.98 69.72

-FinRegistry-

Age distribution of first events

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Age distribution of first events

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Year distribution of first events

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Year distribution of first events

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Cumulative Incidence Function

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Cumulative Incidence Function

Mortality – FinRegistry

Relationships between endpoints

Index endpoint: M13_GIANTCELL – Giant cell arteritis

GWS hits: -

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