Other diseases of arteries and capillaries
Description
aortitis: Inflammation of the wall of the AORTA.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | I9_ARTOTH |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: I78/I77, ICD-9: 447/448, ICD-8: 447|448 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: I77/I78, ICD-9: 447/448, ICD-8: 447|448 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 828 | 453 | 375 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.62 | 0.6 | 0.65 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 56.28 | 53.03 | 60.21 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 22.58 | 21.85 | 23.47 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 11.96 | 7.06 | 17.87 |