Spondylopathies

M13_SPONDYLOPATHY

ankylosing spondylitis: An autoimmune chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by inflammation in the vertebral joints of the spine and sacroiliac joints. It predominantly affects young males. Patients present with stiffness and pain in the spine.

Endpoint definition

FinnGen phenotype data

429209 individuals

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Apply sex-specific rule None

429209

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Check conditions None

429209

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Check pre-conditions, main-only, mode, registry filters

Hospital Discharge: ICD-10 M45-M49
Cause of death: ICD-10 M45-M49

2 out of 7 registries used, show all original rules.

41083

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Check minimum number of events None

41083

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Remove individuals based on genotype QC

42066

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M13_SPONDYLOPATHY

Control definitions

Control exclude M13_DORSOPATHY

Extra metadata

Level in the ICD hierarchy 3
First used in FinnGen datafreeze DF2

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 42066 22461 19605
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 10.21 9.76 10.79
Mean age at first event (years) 58.32 57.66 59.08

Mortality

Follow-up Absolute risk HR [95% CI] p N
1998–2019 0.04 1.85 [1.63, 2.10] 6.6e-22 5337
15 years 0.01 1.32 [1.19, 1.46] 1.5e-7 2572
5 years 0.00 1.95 [1.78, 2.13] 2.1e-47 1261
1 year 0.00 3.59 [3.15, 4.09] 4.8e-83 440

Age distribution of first events

Year distribution of first events

Cumulative Incidence

Correlations

Index endpoint: M13_SPONDYLOPATHY – Spondylopathies
GWS hits: 30

Survival analyses between endpoints

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before Spondylopathies
after Spondylopathies

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Spondylopathies

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