Vocal cord dysfunction

human african trypanosomiasis: A parasitic disorder caused by protozoa of the Trypanosoma brucei species. It is transmitted by flies and is endemic in various regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. Signs and symptoms include fever, joint pain, headache, and significant swelling of the lymph nodes. If left untreated, the parasitic infection causes anemia, heart, kidney, and endocrine failure, and neurologic damage. Subsequently patients develop confusion, disruption of the sleep cycle, and mental deterioration. The infection may lead to coma and death.

Endpoint definition

Name VOCALCORDDYS
Long name Vocal cord dysfunction
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: J383
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: J383
First defined in version DF2
Latin name Alii morbi plicarum vocalium

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 516 238 278
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.24 0.19 0.30
Mean age at first event (years) 54.53 52.25 56.48
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 3.10 2.52 3.60

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 2.0 2.0 2.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 45.74 44.54 46.76

Survival analyses between endpoints

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before Vocal cord dysfunction
after Vocal cord dysfunction

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Vocal cord dysfunction