Alcoholic liver disease
Description
Hepatitis, Alcoholic: INFLAMMATION of the LIVER due to ALCOHOL ABUSE. It is characterized by NECROSIS of HEPATOCYTES, infiltration by NEUTROPHILS, and deposit of MALLORY BODIES. Depending on its severity, the inflammatory lesion may be reversible or progress to LIVER CIRRHOSIS.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | ALCOLIVER |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: K70, ICD-8: 5710 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: K70, ICD-8: 5710 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 1071 | 269 | 802 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.61 | 0.27 | 1.07 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 55.69 | 53.86 | 56.31 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 31.37 | 23.79 | 33.92 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 34.36 | 38.66 | 32.92 |
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