Gastroduodenal ulcer
Description
gastric ulcer: An ulcerated lesion in the mucosal surface of the stomach. It may progress to involve the deeper layers of the gastric wall. [ NCIT:P378 ]
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | K11_GASTRODUOULC |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: K25/K27/K26/K28 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: K27/K28/K25/K26 |
| Include | K11_GULC, K11_DULC, K11_PULC, K11_GJULC |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 2787 | 1264 | 1523 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 2.1 | 1.68 | 2.65 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 59.56 | 60.05 | 59.15 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 25.19 | 25.08 | 25.28 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 11.37 | 10.05 | 12.48 |