Other cataract

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

Name H7_CATARACTOTHER
Long name Other cataract
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: H26, ICD-9: 366, ICD-8: 374
Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-9 3661
Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-8 37403
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: H26, ICD-9: 366, ICD-8: 374
Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-9 3661
Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-8 37403
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2
Latin name Alia cataracta

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 7873 4686 3187
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 3.63 3.81 3.39
Mean age at first event (years) 64.59 65.89 62.69
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 4.61 3.88 5.68

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1.0 1.0 1.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 18.29 17.61 19.30

Survival analyses between endpoints

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before Other cataract
after Other cataract

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