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 |
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 |