Acute sinusitis
Description
sinusitis: An acute or chronic inflammatory process affecting the mucous membranes of any sinus cavity.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | J10_SINUSITIS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: J01, ICD-9: 461, ICD-8: 461 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: J01, ICD-9: 461, ICD-8: 461 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 6417 | 3566 | 2851 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 4.84 | 4.75 | 4.97 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 37.88 | 41.23 | 33.69 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 10.99 | 12.76 | 8.77 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 1.92 | 1.4 | 2.56 |