polymyalgia rheumatica: Polymyalgia rheumatica is a common inflammatory condition that often affects people over the age of 50 years. Characteristic symptoms are shoulder and hip girdle pain and prolonged morning stiffness. Markers of inflammation are often elevated.
Endpoint definition
↥| Endpoint definition steps | FinnGen | 
|---|---|
| Phenotype data | 429209 | 
| 1. Apply sex-specific ruleNone | 429209 | 
| 2. Check conditionsNone | 429209 | 
| 3. Check pre-conditions, main-only, mode, registry filtersRegistry filters: 
 2 out of 7 registries used, show all original rules. | 3986 | 
| 4. Check minimum number of eventsNone | 3986 | 
| 5. Include endpointsNone | 3986 | 
| 6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only) | 3871 | 
Control definitions (FinnGen only)
					Control exclude
					M13_SYSTCONNECT
				
			Extra metadata
					Level in the ICD hierarchy
					4
				
				
					First used in FinnGen datafreeze
					DF2
				
				
					Parent code in ICD-10
					M35
				
				
					Name in latin
					Polymyalgia rheumatica
				
			Similar endpoints
↥List of similar endpoints to
		
Polymyalgia rheumatica
	based on the number of shared cases.
		
		Broader endpoints:
	
- Other systemic involvement of connective tissue (FG)
- Other systemic involvement of connective tissue
- Systemic connective tissue disorders
- Finngen Rheumatological endpoints
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
		
		Narrower endpoints:
	
None
Case counts by codes
↥Summary Statistics
↥-FinRegistry-
Key figures
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | |||
| Whole population | 42642 | 28465 | 13837 | 
| Only index persons | 34295 | 22973 | 11322 | 
| Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | |||
| Whole population | 0.67 | 0.82 | 0.39 | 
| Only index persons | 0.71 | 0.84 | 0.43 | 
| Median age at first event (years) | |||
| Whole population | 74.56 | 75.24 | 73.15 | 
| Only index persons | 73.96 | 74.64 | 72.56 | 
-FinnGen-
Key figures
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | 3871 | 2227 | 1644 | 
| Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | 0.94 | 0.97 | 0.90 | 
| Median age at first event (years) | 70.64 | 69.94 | 71.59 | 
-FinRegistry-
Age distribution of first events
-FinnGen-
Age distribution of first events
-FinRegistry-
Year distribution of first events
-FinnGen-
Year distribution of first events
-FinRegistry-
Cumulative Incidence Function
-FinnGen-
Cumulative Incidence Function
Mortality – FinRegistry
↥Relationships between endpoints
↥Index endpoint: M13_POLYMYALGIA – Polymyalgia rheumatica
GWS hits: 1
                
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