# Why is there a "K." prefix on some endpoints?

We often use the K. prefix (from *kuolinsyyrekisteri*, the death registry) to denote that the endpoint represents death due to the disease.

K (from *kuolema*) means “death due to”. When endpoint follow-up is done, all endpoints are formed using only a specific registry (the death registry, in the case of K\* endpoints). These intermediate data are dropped from the final endpoint files to keep file size to a minimum.


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