optic neuritis: Optic neuritis is inflammation of the optic nerve, the nerve that carries the visual signal from the eye to the brain.The conditionmay cause sudden, reduced vision in the affected eye(s). While the cause of optic neuritis is unknown, it has been associated with autoimmune diseases, infections, multiple sclerosis , drug toxicity and deficiency of vitamin B-12. Vision often returns to normal within 2-3 weeks without treatment. In some cases, corticosteroids are given to speed recovery. If known, the underlying cause should be treated.
Endpoint definition
↥
Endpoint definition steps |
FinnGen |
---|---|
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. |
1513 |
4. Check minimum number of eventsNone |
1513 |
5. Include endpointsNone |
1513 |
6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only) |
1438 |
Control definitions (FinnGen only)
Extra metadata
Similar endpoints
↥List of similar endpoints to Optic neuritis based on the number of shared cases.
Similar with more cases:
- Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- Any event in hilmo or specialist outpatient
Similar with less cases:
None
Case counts by codes
↥Summary Statistics
↥-FinRegistry-
Key figures
All | Female | Male | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of individuals | |||
Whole population | 10403 | 6920 | 3413 |
Only index persons | 9515 | 6484 | 3031 |
Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | |||
Whole population | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.10 |
Only index persons | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.12 |
Median age at first event (years) | |||
Whole population | 36.47 | 35.70 | 38.00 |
Only index persons | 35.76 | 35.17 | 37.00 |
-FinnGen-
Key figures
All | Female | Male | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of individuals | 1438 | 1087 | 351 |
Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.18 |
Median age at first event (years) | 36.60 | 35.78 | 39.12 |
-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_OPTNEURITIS and mortality.
Females
Parameter | HR [95% CI] | p-value |
---|---|---|
H7_OPTNEURITIS | 1.515 [1.3, 1.76] | < 0.001 |
Birth year | 0.997 [0.99, 1.01] | 0.525 |
During the follow-up period (1.1.1998 — 31.12.2019), 352 out of 4881 females with H7_OPTNEURITIS died.
Males
Parameter | HR [95% CI] | p-value |
---|---|---|
H7_OPTNEURITIS | 1.457 [1.25, 1.69] | < 0.001 |
Birth year | 0.988 [0.98, 1.0] | 0.009 |
During the follow-up period (1.1.1998 — 31.12.2019), 331 out of 2288 males with H7_OPTNEURITIS died.
Mortality risk
Mortality risk for people of age
years, who have H7_OPTNEURITIS.N-year risk | Females | Males |
---|---|---|
1 | 0.204% | 0.266% |
5 | 0.939% | 1.733% |
10 | 2.566% | 4.544% |
15 | 4.917% | 8.48% |
20 | 8.402% | 13.804% |
Relationships between endpoints
↥Index endpoint: H7_OPTNEURITIS – Optic neuritis
GWS hits: 2