Nutritional marasmus
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_MARASMUS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: E41, ICD-9: 261 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: E41, ICD-9: 261 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 8 | N/A | N/A |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.01 | N/A | N/A |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 59.82 | N/A | N/A |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 50.0 | N/A | N/A |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 37.5 | N/A | N/A |