cataract: Partial or complete opacity of the crystalline lens of one or both eyes that decreases visual acuity and eventually results in blindness. Some cataracts appear in infancy or in childhood, but most develop in older individuals. (Sternberg Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 3rd ed.)
Endpoint definition
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Endpoint definition steps |
FinnGen |
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Phenotype data |
473681 |
1. Apply sex-specific ruleNone |
473681 |
2. Check conditionsNone |
473681 |
3. Check pre-conditions, main-only, mode, registry filtersRegistry filters:
2 out of 7 registries used, show all original rules. |
22891 |
4. Check minimum number of eventsNone |
22891 |
5. Include endpointsNone |
22891 |
6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only) |
22118 |
Control definitions (FinnGen only)
Extra metadata
Summary Statistics
↥-FinRegistry-
Key figures
All | Female | Male | |
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Number of individuals | |||
Whole population | 211033 | 132564 | 76995 |
Only index persons | 178709 | 114677 | 64032 |
Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | |||
Whole population | 3.18 | 3.80 | 2.15 |
Only index persons | 3.58 | 4.22 | 2.44 |
Median age at first event (years) | |||
Whole population | 72.07 | 75.11 | 66.94 |
Only index persons | 72.12 | 75.22 | 66.58 |
-FinnGen-
Key figures
All | Female | Male | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of individuals | 22118 | 12783 | 9335 |
Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | 4.88 | 5.02 | 4.69 |
Median age at first event (years) | 69.88 | 70.77 | 68.67 |
-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
↥Association
Association between endpoint H7_CATARACTOTHER and mortality.
Females
Parameter | HR [95% CI] | p-value |
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H7_CATARACTOTHER | 1.014 [0.94, 1.1] | 0.735 |
Birth year | 0.993 [0.99, 1.0] | 0.087 |
During the follow-up period (1.1.1998 — 31.12.2019), 34914 out of 99730 females with H7_CATARACTOTHER died.
Males
Parameter | HR [95% CI] | p-value |
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H7_CATARACTOTHER | 1.177 [1.07, 1.3] | 0.001 |
Birth year | 0.986 [0.98, 1.0] | 0.004 |
During the follow-up period (1.1.1998 — 31.12.2019), 17925 out of 53285 males with H7_CATARACTOTHER died.
Mortality risk
Mortality risk for people of age
years, who have H7_CATARACTOTHER.N-year risk | Females | Males |
---|---|---|
1 | 0.082% | 0.204% |
5 | 0.485% | 1.285% |
10 | 1.295% | 3.417% |
15 | 2.493% | 6.22% |
20 | 4.492% | 10.514% |
Relationships between endpoints
↥Index endpoint: H7_CATARACTOTHER – Other cataract
GWS hits: 14