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.
Endpoint definition
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						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.  | 
							
								 979  | 
						
								4. Check minimum number of eventsNone  | 
							979 | 
								5. Include endpointsNone  | 
							979 | 
										6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only) | 
									958 | 
Control definitions (FinnGen only)
					Control exclude
					M13_SYSTCONNECT
				
			Extra metadata
					Level in the ICD hierarchy
					5
				
				
					First used in FinnGen datafreeze
					DF2
				
				
					Parent code in ICD-10
					M31
				
				
					Name in latin
					Arteritis gigantocellularis cum polymyalgia reumatica
				
			Similar endpoints
↥List of similar endpoints to
		
Temporal arteritis
	based on the number of shared cases.
		
		Broader endpoints:
	
- Giant cell arteritis with polymyalgia rheumatica
 - Giant cell arteritis
 - Other necrotizing vasculopathies (FG)
 - Other necrotizing vasculopathies
 - Systemic connective tissue disorders
 
		
		Narrower endpoints:
	
Case counts by codes
↥Summary Statistics
↥-FinRegistry-
Key figures
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | |||
| Whole population | 7500 | 5041 | 2416 | 
| Only index persons | 6755 | 4573 | 2182 | 
| Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | |||
| Whole population | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 
| Only index persons | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 
| Median age at first event (years) | |||
| Whole population | 72.49 | 72.98 | 71.41 | 
| Only index persons | 71.88 | 72.38 | 70.83 | 
-FinnGen-
Key figures
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | 958 | 584 | 374 | 
| Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 
| Median age at first event (years) | 69.52 | 69.00 | 70.33 | 
-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_TEMPARTERIT – Temporal arteritis
GWS hits: -
                
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