Chronic viral hepatitis
Description
hepatitis A virus infection: Acute inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus. It is highly contagious and usually contracted through close contact with an infected individual or their feces, contaminated food or water.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | HEPATITIS_CHRONIC_VIRAL |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: B18 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: B18 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 556 | 213 | 343 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.32 | 0.21 | 0.46 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 38.05 | 37.84 | 38.18 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 2.52 | 2.35 | 2.62 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 64.39 | 66.2 | 63.27 |
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