Ulcerative colitis, NAS
Description
ulcerative colitis: An inflammatory bowel disease involving the mucosal surface of the large intestine and rectum. It may present with an acute or slow onset and follows an intermittent or continuous course. Signs and symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, weight loss, and intestinal hemorrhage.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | ULCERNAS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: K519 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: K519 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 1055 | 585 | 470 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.8 | 0.78 | 0.82 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 48.69 | 47.71 | 49.91 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 46.54 | 45.98 | 47.23 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 2.94 | 2.56 | 3.4 |