Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis (not including DVT)
Description
Phlebitis: Inflammation of a vein.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | I9_PHLETHROM |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: I80, ICD-9: 4518X/4519X, ICD-8: 451 |
| Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-10 | I802|I803 |
| Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-8 | 4510 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: I80, ICD-9: 4519X/4518X, ICD-8: 451 |
| Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-10 | I802|I803 |
| Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-8 | 4510 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 1936 | 1146 | 790 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 1.46 | 1.53 | 1.38 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 58.28 | 57.42 | 59.52 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 9.97 | 10.73 | 8.86 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 8.94 | 8.38 | 9.75 |