Acute appendicitis
Description
appendicitis: Acute inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | K11_APPENDACUT |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: K35, ICD-9: 540, ICD-8: 540 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: K35, ICD-9: 540, ICD-8: 540 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 12476 | 6627 | 5849 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 7.16 | 6.68 | 7.78 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 33.76 | 32.72 | 34.94 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.53 | 0.39 | 0.68 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 2.37 | 2.52 | 2.21 |
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