Irritable bowel syndrome
Description
irritable bowel syndrome: Gastrointestinal symptoms characterized by chronic abdominal pain and altered bowel habits in the absence of any organic cause.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | K11_IBS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: K58, ICD-8: 56419 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: K58, ICD-8: 56419 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 3584 | 2665 | 919 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 2.06 | 2.69 | 1.22 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 49.45 | 49.1 | 50.45 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 1.37 | 1.13 | 2.07 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 17.58 | 17.94 | 16.54 |
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