Somatoform disorder
Description
somatoform disorder: A category of psychiatric disorders which are characterized by the presence of physical symptoms that suggest a medical condition but are not fully explained by any known medical reasons. [database_cross_reference: NCIT:C34956]
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | F5_SOMATOFORM |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: F45, ICD-8: 305 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: F45, ICD-8: 305 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 1544 | 1074 | 470 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 1.16 | 1.43 | 0.82 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 45.97 | 46.23 | 45.38 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 32.25 | 34.17 | 27.87 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 1.42 | 1.12 | 2.13 |