Disorders of mineral metabolism
Description
hemochromatosis: A disorder of iron metabolism characterized by a triad of HEMOSIDEROSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; and DIABETES MELLITUS. It is caused by massive iron deposits in parenchymal cells that may develop after a prolonged increase of iron absorption.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | E4_MINERAL_MET |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: E83 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: E83 |
| Include | E4_COPPER_MET, E4_IRON_MET, E4_ZINC_MET, E4_PHOS_MET, E4_MG_MET, E4_CA_MET, E4_MINERAL_METNAS |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 504 | 288 | 216 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 57.26 | 58.39 | 55.75 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 34.92 | 32.99 | 37.5 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 10.52 | 9.38 | 12.04 |