rheumatoid arthritis: A chronic, systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation in the synovial membranes and articular surfaces. It manifests primarily as a symmetric, erosive polyarthritis that spares the axial skeleton and is typically associated with the presence in the serum of rheumatoid factor.
Endpoint definition
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Endpoint definition steps |
FinnGen |
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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. |
4320 |
4. Check minimum number of eventsNone |
4320 |
5. Include endpointsNone |
4320 |
6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only) |
4216 |
Control definitions (FinnGen only)
Control exclude
STILL_ADULT
Extra metadata
First used in FinnGen datafreeze
DF2
Similar endpoints
↥List of similar endpoints to
Other/unspecified rheumatoid arthritis
based on the number of shared cases.
Broader endpoints:
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Any event in hilmo or specialist outpatient
Narrower endpoints:
None
Case counts by codes
↥Summary Statistics
↥-FinRegistry-
Key figures
All | Female | Male | |
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Number of individuals | |||
Whole population | 51998 | 36359 | 14963 |
Only index persons | 33687 | 24467 | 9220 |
Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | |||
Whole population | 0.86 | 1.04 | 0.42 |
Only index persons | 0.75 | 0.90 | 0.35 |
Median age at first event (years) | |||
Whole population | 56.20 | 55.97 | 56.80 |
Only index persons | 53.67 | 53.16 | 55.03 |
-FinnGen-
Key figures
All | Female | Male | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of individuals | 4216 | 2813 | 1403 |
Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | 1.07 | 1.22 | 0.77 |
Median age at first event (years) | 49.76 | 47.63 | 54.02 |
-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: RHEUMA_NOS – Other/unspecified rheumatoid arthritis
GWS hits: 5
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