Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
Description
laryngeal disease: A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the larynx. Representative examples include laryngitis, vocal cord polyp, squamous papilloma, and carcinoma. [database_cross_reference: NCIT:P378]
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | J10_UPPERDIS |
| Include | J10_VASOALLERRHIN, J10_CHRONRHINITIS, J10_CHRONSINUSITIS, J10_NASALPOLYP, J10_SEPTDEV, J10_CHRONTONSADEN, J10_PERITONSABSC, J10_CHRONLARYNGITIS, J10_VOCALLARYNX |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 29896 | 17444 | 12452 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 22.55 | 23.22 | 21.69 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 32.24 | 31.15 | 33.78 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 27.43 | 27.26 | 27.67 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.74 | 0.48 | 1.1 |