This is a non-core endpoint: only basic statistics are computed.
See these related core endpoints for full statistics:
Asthma, hospital admissions , main diagnosis only
ASTHMA_HOSPITAL_MAIN
asthma: A bronchial disease that is characterized by chronic inflammation and narrowing of the airways, which is caused by a combination of environmental and genetic factors resulting in recurring periods of wheezing (a whistling sound while breathing), chest tightness, shortness of breath, mucus production and coughing. The symptoms appear due to a variety of triggers such as allergens, irritants, respiratory infections, weather changes, exercise, stress, reflux disease, medications, foods and emotional anxiety.
Endpoint definition
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Endpoint definition steps |
FinnGen |
|---|---|
Phenotype data |
473681 |
1. Apply sex-specific ruleNone |
473681 |
2. Check conditionsNone |
473681 |
3. Check pre-conditions, main-only, mode, registry filtersMain diagnosis only: side diagnoses are not checked. Registry filters:
1 out of 7 registries used, show all original rules. |
43429 |
4. Check minimum number of eventsNone |
43429 |
5. Include endpointsNone |
43429 |
6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only) |
41822 |
Control definitions (FinnGen only)
Controls for this endpoint are individuals that are not cases.
Extra metadata
First used in FinnGen datafreeze
DF2
Similar endpoints
↥List of similar endpoints to
Asthma, hospital admissions , main diagnosis only
based on the number of shared cases.
Similar with more cases:
- Asthma (only as main-diagnosis)
- Asthma (only as main-diagnosis)
- Asthma
- Asthma
- Asthma, including avohilmo
Similar with less cases:
None
Case counts by codes
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Summary Statistics
↥-FinRegistry-
This endpoint is excluded from FinRegistry analyses (omitted endpoint).
-FinnGen-
Key figures
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | 41822 | 25930 | 15892 |
| Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | 9.35 | 10.18 | 7.98 |
| Median age at first event (years) | 44.86 | 42.86 | 48.13 |
-FinnGen-
Age distribution of first events
-FinnGen-
Year distribution of first events
-FinnGen-
Cumulative Incidence Function
Not a core endpoint, no data to show.
Mortality – FinRegistry
↥This endpoint is excluded from FinRegistry analyses (omitted endpoint).
Relationships between endpoints
↥Index endpoint: ASTHMA_HOSPITAL_MAIN – Asthma, hospital admissions , main diagnosis only
GWS hits: -
This endpoint is excluded from FinRegistry analyses (omitted endpoint).