Other diseases of urinary system
Description
chronic interstitial cystitis: A condition with recurring discomfort or pain in the URINARY BLADDER and the surrounding pelvic region without an identifiable disease. Severity of pain in interstitial cystitis varies greatly and often is accompanied by increased urination frequency and urgency.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | N14_URINOTH |
| Include | N14_CYSTITIS, N14_NEUROMUSCDYSBLADD, N14_OTHBLADD, N14_BLADDDISINOTH, N14_URETHRITISANDURSYNDR, N14_URETHRALSTRICT, N14_URETHRAOTH, N14_URETHINOTH |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 13891 | 10523 | 3368 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 10.48 | 14.01 | 5.87 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 56.23 | 54.16 | 62.69 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 30.93 | 31.55 | 28.98 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 9.52 | 7.39 | 16.18 |