Asthma and allergy

ASTHMA_ALLERG

allergic rhinitis: Inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes caused by an IgE-mediated response to external allergens. The inflammation may also involve the mucous membranes of the sinuses, eyes, middle ear, and pharynx. Symptoms include sneezing, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, and itching. It may lead to fatigue, drowsiness, and malaise thus causing impairment of the quality of life.

Endpoint definition

FinnGen phenotype data

356077 individuals

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Apply sex-specific rule None

356077

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Check conditions

ALLERG_ASTHMA

8856

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Filter registries None

0

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Check pre-conditions, main-only, mode, ICD version None

0

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Check minimum number of events None

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ASTHMA_ALLERG

Extra metadata

First used in FinnGen datafreeze DF2

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 4256 3034 1222
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 1.20 1.53 0.78
Mean age at first event (years) 27.11 27.96 25.02

Mortality

Follow-up Absolute risk HR [95% CI] p N
1998–2019 0.02 1.30 [0.82, 2.08] 2.7e-1 77
15 years 0.01 1.28 [0.80, 2.07] 3.0e-1 37
5 years - - - -
1 year - - - -

Age distribution of first events

Year distribution of first events

Cumulative Incidence

Correlations

Index endpoint: ASTHMA_ALLERG – Asthma and allergy
GWS hits: 9

Survival analyses between endpoints

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before Asthma and allergy
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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Asthma and allergy