Diseases of appendix
Description
appendicitis: Acute inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | K11_APPENDIX |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: K38/K35/K36/K37 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: K37/K38/K35/K36 |
| Include | K11_APPENDACUT, K11_APPENDOTH, K11_OTHAPPEND |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 13503 | 7237 | 6266 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 7.75 | 7.3 | 8.34 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 33.35 | 32.33 | 34.53 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.51 | 0.37 | 0.67 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 2.71 | 2.82 | 2.59 |
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