sensorineural hearing loss: Hearing loss in which the root cause lies in the inner ear or sensory organ (cochlea and associated structures) or the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII).
Endpoint definition
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Endpoint definition steps |
FinnGen |
|---|---|
Phenotype data |
429209 |
1. Apply sex-specific ruleNone |
429209 |
2. Check conditionsNone |
429209 |
3. Check pre-conditions, main-only, mode, registry filtersRegistry filters:
2 out of 7 registries used, show all original rules. |
36647 |
4. Check minimum number of eventsNone |
36647 |
5. Include endpointsNone |
36647 |
6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only) |
35488 |
Control definitions (FinnGen only)
Control exclude
H8_OTHEREAR
Extra metadata
Level in the ICD hierarchy
4
First used in FinnGen datafreeze
DF2
Similar endpoints
↥List of similar endpoints to
Sensorineural hearing loss
based on the number of shared cases.
Broader endpoints:
- Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss
- Other disorders of ear
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Any event in hilmo or specialist outpatient
Narrower endpoints:
None
Case counts by codes
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Summary Statistics
↥-FinRegistry-
Key figures
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | |||
| Whole population | 338155 | 170591 | 166044 |
| Only index persons | 312784 | 160345 | 152439 |
| Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | |||
| Whole population | 4.75 | 4.89 | 4.64 |
| Only index persons | 5.86 | 5.89 | 5.82 |
| Median age at first event (years) | |||
| Whole population | 69.30 | 70.58 | 67.94 |
| Only index persons | 68.52 | 69.85 | 67.12 |
-FinnGen-
Key figures
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | 35488 | 16663 | 18825 |
| Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | 8.89 | 7.24 | 10.35 |
| Median age at first event (years) | 66.42 | 64.13 | 68.45 |
-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
↥Relationships between endpoints
↥Index endpoint: H8_HL_SEN_NAS – Sensorineural hearing loss
GWS hits: 31
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