Malnutrition

Description

marasmus: The lack of sufficient energy or protein to meet the body's metabolic demands, as a result of either an inadequate dietary intake of protein, intake of poor quality dietary protein, increased demands due to disease, or increased nutrient losses.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode E4_MALNUTRITION
Include E4_KWASHIORKOR, E4_MARASMUS, E4_MARAKWASH, E4_PROTMALSEVERNAS, E4_PROTMALMODMILD, E4_PROTMALRETARD, E4_PROTMALNAS
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 2
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 12328
GWAS catalog 1001033
SNOMED CT 29740003

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 94 58 36
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.07 0.08 0.06
Mean age at first event (years) 55.41 55.9 54.62
Median number of events / individual 1 1 1

Clinical metrics

Sex All Female Male
Recurrence within 6 months (%) 23.4 25.86 19.44
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 20.21 15.52 27.78

Associations