Other acute lower respiratory infections
Description
bronchitis: An acute or chronic inflammatory process affecting the bronchi. [database_cross_reference: NCIT:C2911]
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | J10_LOWERINF |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: J21/J22/J20 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: J22/J20/J21 |
| Include | J10_BRONCHITIS, J10_BRONCHIOLITIS, J10_ACUTELOWERNAS |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 5685 | 2811 | 2874 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 4.29 | 3.74 | 5.01 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 49.45 | 51.5 | 47.44 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 6.0 | 5.98 | 6.02 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 11.91 | 9.85 | 13.92 |