Cellulitis

cellulitis: Inflammation of the dermis and subcutaneous tissues caused by a bacterial infection. Symptoms include erythema, edema, and pain to the affected area.

Endpoint definition

Name L12_CELLULITIS
Long name Cellulitis
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: L03, ICD-9: 681/682, ICD-8: 68[1-2]
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: L03, ICD-9: 681/682, ICD-8: 68[1-2]
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2
Latin name Cellulitis

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 3085 1400 1685
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 1.42 1.14 1.79
Mean age at first event (years) 47.11 47.44 46.83
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 5.32 4.29 6.17

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1.0 1.0 1.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 9.30 9.36 9.26

Survival analyses between endpoints

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before Cellulitis
after Cellulitis

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