Nutritional anaemias
Description
marasmus: The lack of sufficient energy or protein to meet the body's metabolic demands, as a result of either an inadequate dietary intake of protein, intake of poor quality dietary protein, increased demands due to disease, or increased nutrient losses.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | D3_NUTRIANAEMIA |
| Include | D3_ANAEMIA_IRONDEF, D3_ANAEMIA_B12_DEF, D3_ANAEMIA_FOLATEDEF, D3_NUTRIANAEMIAOTHER |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 5695 | 3579 | 2116 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 3.27 | 3.61 | 2.82 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 55.91 | 52.54 | 61.62 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 9.53 | 6.48 | 14.7 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 22.51 | 22.21 | 23.02 |
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