Gastric 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_GULC |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: K25, ICD-9: 531 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: K25, ICD-9: 531 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 1803 | 861 | 942 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 1.36 | 1.15 | 1.64 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 61.46 | 61.91 | 61.05 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 27.34 | 28.34 | 26.43 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 12.42 | 10.22 | 14.44 |