Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Description
bronchitis: An acute or chronic inflammatory process affecting the bronchi. [database_cross_reference: NCIT:C2911]
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | J10_LOWCHRON |
| Include | J10_BRONCH, J10_SIMPLBRONCH, J10_BRONCHNAS, J10_COPD, J10_ASTHMA, J10_BRONCHIECTASIS, J10_ASTHMACOPDKELA |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 18591 | 10544 | 8047 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 14.02 | 14.03 | 14.01 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 46.62 | 45.11 | 48.6 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 51.04 | 51.02 | 51.05 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 4.67 | 2.55 | 7.44 |