Oesophageal varices
Description
esophageal varices: Abnormally dilated veins of the esophagus.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | I9_VARICVEOES |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: I85, ICD-8: 4560 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: I85, ICD-8: 4560 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 255 | 89 | 166 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.29 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 59.76 | 59.47 | 59.92 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 40.39 | 41.57 | 39.76 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 24.71 | 17.98 | 28.31 |