Lichen simplex chronicus

L12_LICHENSIMPLEX

lichen disease: a long-term skin condition that mainly affects the skin of the genitals. It usually causes itching and white patches to appear on the affected skin.

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Endpoint definition

Endpoint definition steps

FinnGen

Phenotype data

473681

1. Apply sex-specific rule

None

473681

2. Check conditions

None

473681

3. Check pre-conditions, main-only, mode, registry filters

Registry filters:

  • Hospital discharge: ICD-10 L28.0
  • Hospital discharge: ICD-9 6983B|697X
  • Hospital discharge: ICD-8 6983
  • Cause of death: ICD-10 L28.0
  • Cause of death: ICD-9 6983B|697X
  • Cause of death: ICD-8 6983

2 out of 7 registries used, show all original rules.

1139

4. Check minimum number of events

None

1139

5. Include endpoints

None

1139

6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only)

1094

Control definitions (FinnGen only)

Control exclude L12_DERMATITISECZEMA

Extra metadata

Level in the ICD hierarchy 4
First used in FinnGen datafreeze DF2
Parent code in ICD-10 L28
Name in latin Lichen simplex chronicus

Case counts by codes

FinnGen case counts by registry codes:

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Full data table

Summary Statistics

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Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals
Whole population 8813 4491 4275
Only index persons 7913 4095 3818
Unadjusted period prevalence (%)
Whole population 0.12 0.13 0.12
Only index persons 0.15 0.15 0.15
Median age at first event (years)
Whole population 53.53 54.18 52.91
Only index persons 52.84 53.38 52.26

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Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 1094 595 499
Unadjusted period prevalence (%) 0.24 0.23 0.25
Median age at first event (years) 53.07 51.89 54.48

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Age distribution of first events

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Age distribution of first events

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Year distribution of first events

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Year distribution of first events

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Cumulative Incidence Function

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Cumulative Incidence Function

Mortality – FinRegistry

Association

Association between endpoint L12_LICHENSIMPLEX and mortality.

Females

Parameter HR [95% CI] p-value
L12_LICHENSIMPLEX 1.208 [1.06, 1.38] 0.004
Birth year 0.991 [0.98, 1.0] 0.044

During the follow-up period (1.1.1998 — 31.12.2019), 467 out of 3488 females with L12_LICHENSIMPLEX died.

Males

Parameter HR [95% CI] p-value
L12_LICHENSIMPLEX 1.41 [1.25, 1.59] < 0.001
Birth year 0.989 [0.98, 1.0] 0.022

During the follow-up period (1.1.1998 — 31.12.2019), 651 out of 3285 males with L12_LICHENSIMPLEX died.

Mortality risk

Mortality risk for people of age

years, who have L12_LICHENSIMPLEX.

N-year risk Females Males
1 0.065% 0.25%
5 0.621% 1.792%
10 1.481% 4.38%
15 2.961% 8.242%
20 5.346% 13.364%

Relationships between endpoints

Index endpoint: L12_LICHENSIMPLEX – Lichen simplex chronicus

GWS hits: 2

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