Chronic sinusitis
Description
sphenoid sinusitis: An acute or chronic inflammatory process affecting the mucous membrane of the sphenoid sinus.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | J10_CHRONSINUSITIS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: J32, ICD-9: 473, ICD-8: 503 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: J32, ICD-9: 473, ICD-8: 503 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 4980 | 3091 | 1889 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 3.76 | 4.11 | 3.29 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 42.57 | 42.14 | 43.29 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 38.55 | 41.67 | 33.46 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.78 | 0.61 | 1.06 |