Other diseases of anus and rectum
Description
proctitis: An inflammatory process affecting the anus. It is usually caused by sexually transmitted infectious agents and/or inflammatory bowel disease.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | K11_OTHANRECT |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: K62, ICD-8: 5690[6-7] |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: K62, ICD-8: 5690[6-7] |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 2741 | 1549 | 1192 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 2.07 | 2.06 | 2.08 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 57.98 | 57.4 | 58.74 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 20.83 | 23.69 | 17.11 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 7.3 | 6.46 | 8.39 |