Acute appendicitis, with complications
Description
appendicitis: Acute inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | APPENDACUT_COMPLIC |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: K350/K351, ICD-8: 540 |
| Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-8 | 54090|54099 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: K351/K350, ICD-8: 540 |
| Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-8 | 54090|54099 |
| First defined in version | DF3 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 3018 | 1444 | 1574 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 1.73 | 1.46 | 2.09 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 34.95 | 34.23 | 35.62 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 1.06 | 0.9 | 1.21 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 6.56 | 7.76 | 5.46 |
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