Acne
Description
acne: An inflammatory process of the sebaceous glands which is characterized by comedones, nodules, papules and/or pustules on the skin.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | L12_ACNE |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: L70 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: L70 |
| Include | L12_ACNE_VULGARIS, L12_ACNE_CONGLOBLATA, L12_ACNE_VARIOLIFORMIS, L12_ACNE_TROPICA, L12_ACNE_INFANT, L12_ACNE_EXCOR, L12_ACNE_NAS |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 972 | 537 | 435 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.58 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 27.01 | 28.47 | 25.2 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.72 | 0.19 | 1.38 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 48.05 | 46.55 | 49.89 |
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