Scoliosis
Description
scoliosis: A congenital or acquired spinal deformity characterized by lateral curvature of the spine.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | M13_SCOLIOSIS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: M41 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: M41 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 640 | 497 | 143 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.48 | 0.66 | 0.25 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 39.58 | 39.9 | 38.45 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 38.91 | 41.05 | 31.47 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 2.5 | 1.81 | 4.9 |