Wet age-related macular degeneration

age-related macular degeneration: Age-related loss of vision in the central portion of the retina (macula), secondary to retinal degeneration.

Endpoint definition

Name WET_AMD
Long name Wet age-related macular degeneration
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: H3531, ICD-9: 3625B
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: H3531, ICD-9: 3625B
Pre-conditions required EVENT_AGE>=50
Conditions required !WET_AMD_EARLY
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 5
First defined in version DF2
Latin name Degeneratio maculae senilis exsudativa

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 2114 1188 926
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.97 0.97 0.98
Mean age at first event (years) 74.55 75.02 73.94
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 7.66 6.40 9.29

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 6.0 6.0 6.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 74.65 76.39 72.41

Survival analyses between endpoints

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before Wet age-related macular degeneration
after Wet age-related macular degeneration

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Wet age-related macular degeneration