Irritable bowel syndrome
Description
irritable bowel syndrome: Gastrointestinal symptoms characterized by chronic abdominal pain and altered bowel habits in the absence of any organic cause.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | K11_IBS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: K58, ICD-8: 56419 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: K58, ICD-8: 56419 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 2727 | 2009 | 718 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 2.06 | 2.67 | 1.25 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 50.19 | 49.96 | 50.83 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 17.31 | 17.82 | 15.88 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 1.69 | 1.39 | 2.51 |