hidradenitis suppurativa: a common (though rarely diagnosed), chronic skin disease characterized by clusters of abscesses or subcutaneous boil-like "infections" (oftentimes free of actual bacteria) that most commonly affects apocrine sweat gland bearing areas, such as the underarms, under the breasts, inner thighs, groin and buttocks.The disease is not contagious. There are indications that it is hereditary among certain ethnic groups and autoimmune in nature. Onset is most common in the late teens and early 20's.
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.  | 
							
								 1114  | 
						
								4. Check minimum number of eventsNone  | 
							1114 | 
								5. Include endpointsNone  | 
							1114 | 
										6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only) | 
									1070 | 
Control definitions (FinnGen only)
					Control exclude
					L12_DISORDSKINAPPENDIX
				
			Extra metadata
					Level in the ICD hierarchy
					4
				
				
					First used in FinnGen datafreeze
					DF2
				
				
					Parent code in ICD-10
					L73
				
				
					Name in latin
					Hidradenitis suppurativa
				
			Similar endpoints
↥List of similar endpoints to
		
Hidradenitis suppurativa
	based on the number of shared cases.
		
		Broader endpoints:
	
- Other follicular disorders
 - Disorders of skin appendages
 - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
 - Any event in hilmo or specialist outpatient
 - Any prescribed medicine buy
 
		
		Narrower endpoints:
	
None
Case counts by codes
↥Summary Statistics
↥-FinRegistry-
Key figures
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | |||
| Whole population | 7919 | 4721 | 3160 | 
| Only index persons | 7639 | 4620 | 3019 | 
| Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | |||
| Whole population | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 
| Only index persons | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 
| Median age at first event (years) | |||
| Whole population | 38.04 | 36.15 | 40.86 | 
| Only index persons | 37.79 | 36.01 | 40.52 | 
-FinnGen-
Key figures
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | 1070 | 743 | 327 | 
| Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.18 | 
| Median age at first event (years) | 40.58 | 38.23 | 45.92 | 
-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: L12_HIDRADENITISSUP – Hidradenitis suppurativa
GWS hits: 1
                
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