Other appendicitis
Description
appendicitis: Acute inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | K11_APPENDOTH |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: K37/K36, ICD-9: 541/542, ICD-8: 541|542 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: K37/K36, ICD-9: 541/542, ICD-8: 541|542 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 1088 | 613 | 475 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.63 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 29.52 | 28.87 | 30.37 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.55 | 0.33 | 0.84 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 1.75 | 2.45 | 0.84 |
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