Paraplegia, diplegia of upper limbs
Description
paraplegia: Complete paralysis of the lower half of the body including both legs, often caused by damage to the spinal cord. [database_cross_reference: NCIT:P378]
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | G6_PARDIPLE |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: G820/G830/G822/G821, ICD-8: 34401 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: G820/G830/G821/G822, ICD-8: 34401 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 221 | 119 | 102 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.14 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 50.41 | 48.42 | 52.73 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 11.31 | 10.08 | 12.75 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 33.48 | 34.45 | 32.35 |
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