Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres

Description

asbestosis: A pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation and retention of asbestos fibers.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode J10_ASBESTPNEUMOC
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: J61, ICD-9: 501, ICD-8: 5152
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: J61, ICD-9: 501, ICD-8: 5152
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 10320
GWAS catalog 0007153
MESH D001195
SNOMED CT 22607003

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 141 10 131
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.11 0.01 0.23
Mean age at first event (years) 66.88 52.42 67.98
Median number of events / individual 2 2 2

Clinical metrics

Sex All Female Male
Recurrence within 6 months (%) 41.13 40.0 41.22
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 23.4 0.0 25.19

Associations