Secondary polycythaemia
Description
polycythemia: Abnormally high mass or concentration of red blood cells in the blood, either due to an increase in erythropoiesis or a decrease in plasma volume.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | D3_SCNDPOLYCYTHAEMIA |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: D751, ICD-8: 28900 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: D751, ICD-8: 28900 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 111 | 46 | 65 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.11 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 56.58 | 56.94 | 56.32 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 22.52 | 26.09 | 20.0 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 6.31 | 4.35 | 7.69 |