Diaphragmatic hernia
Description
congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a posterolateral defect of the diaphragm that allows passage of abdominal viscera into the thorax, leading to respiratory insufficiency and persistent pulmonary hypertension with high mortality.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | K11_DIAHER |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: K44, ICD-8: 5513 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: K44, ICD-8: 5513 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 4402 | 2646 | 1756 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 2.53 | 2.67 | 2.34 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 59.38 | 59.57 | 59.1 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 4.11 | 3.17 | 5.52 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 19.74 | 20.63 | 18.39 |
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