hyperpituitarism: Disease of the glandular, anterior portion of the pituitary (pituitary gland, anterior) resulting in hypersecretion of adenohypophyseal hormones such as growth hormone; prolactin; thyrotropin; luteinizing hormone; follicle stimulating hormone ; and adrenocorticotropic hormone. Hyperpituitarism usually is caused by a functional adenoma.
Endpoint definition
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Endpoint definition steps |
FinnGen |
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Phenotype data |
473681 |
1. Apply sex-specific ruleNone |
473681 |
2. Check conditionsNone |
473681 |
3. Check pre-conditions, main-only, mode, registry filtersRegistry filters:
2 out of 7 registries used, show all original rules. |
222 |
4. Check minimum number of eventsNone |
222 |
5. Include endpointsNone |
222 |
6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only) |
211 |
Control definitions (FinnGen only)
Extra metadata
Similar endpoints
↥List of similar endpoints to Acromegaly and pituitary gigantism based on the number of shared cases.
Similar with more cases:
- Hyperfunction of pituitary gland
- Exclusions for E4_PCOS_BROAD
- Disorders of other endocrine glands
- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- Any event in hilmo or specialist outpatient
Similar with less cases:
None
Case counts by codes
↥Summary Statistics
↥-FinRegistry-
Key figures
All | Female | Male | |
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Number of individuals | |||
Whole population | 1586 | 866 | 703 |
Only index persons | 1180 | 661 | 519 |
Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | |||
Whole population | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Only index persons | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Median age at first event (years) | |||
Whole population | 48.81 | 49.54 | 47.84 |
Only index persons | 45.67 | 45.99 | 45.26 |
-FinnGen-
Key figures
All | Female | Male | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of individuals | 211 | 134 | 77 |
Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
Median age at first event (years) | 45.13 | 42.96 | 48.90 |
-FinRegistry-
Age distribution of first events
-FinnGen-
Age distribution of first events
-FinRegistry-
Year distribution of first events
-FinnGen-
Year distribution of first events
-FinRegistry-
Cumulative Incidence Function
-FinnGen-
Cumulative Incidence Function
Mortality – FinRegistry
↥Association
Association between endpoint E4_ACROMEG and mortality.
Females
Parameter | HR [95% CI] | p-value |
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E4_ACROMEG | 1.68 [1.25, 2.25] | < 0.001 |
Birth year | 0.996 [0.99, 1.0] | 0.335 |
During the follow-up period (1.1.1998 — 31.12.2019), 66 out of 432 females with E4_ACROMEG died.
Males
Parameter | HR [95% CI] | p-value |
---|---|---|
E4_ACROMEG | 1.62 [1.24, 2.12] | < 0.001 |
Birth year | 0.99 [0.98, 1.0] | 0.029 |
During the follow-up period (1.1.1998 — 31.12.2019), 70 out of 350 males with E4_ACROMEG died.
Mortality risk
Mortality risk for people of age
years, who have E4_ACROMEG.N-year risk | Females | Males |
---|---|---|
1 | 0.147% | 0.274% |
5 | 0.885% | 2.148% |
10 | 2.427% | 5.483% |
15 | 4.67% | 9.864% |
20 | 8.7% | 16.301% |
Relationships between endpoints
↥Index endpoint: E4_ACROMEG – Acromegaly and pituitary gigantism
GWS hits: -