Ulcerative enterocolitis

Description

ulcerative colitis: An inflammatory bowel disease involving the mucosal surface of the large intestine and rectum. It may present with an acute or slow onset and follows an intermittent or continuous course. Signs and symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, weight loss, and intestinal hemorrhage.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode ULCERENTER
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: K510
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: K510
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 8577
GWAS catalog 0000729
MESH D004760
SNOMED CT 64766004

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 375 198 177
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.22 0.2 0.24
Mean age at first event (years) 44.25 41.65 47.15
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 2.13 1.01 3.39

Longitudinal metrics

Sex All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1 1 2
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 36.53 36.87 36.16

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