spina bifida: A congenital neural tube defect in which vertebrae are not fully formed. It results in the protrusion of the spinal cord through the opening of the vertebrae.
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.  | 
							
								 66  | 
						
								4. Check minimum number of eventsNone  | 
							66 | 
								5. Include endpointsNone  | 
							66 | 
										6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only) | 
									61 | 
Control definitions (FinnGen only)
					Control exclude
					Q17_CONGEN_MALFO_NERVOUS_SYSTEM
				
			Extra metadata
					Level in the ICD hierarchy
					3
				
				
					First used in FinnGen datafreeze
					DF4
				
				
					Parent code in ICD-10
					Q0
				
			Similar endpoints
↥List of similar endpoints to
		
Spina bifida
	based on the number of shared cases.
		
		Broader endpoints:
	
- Congenital malformations of the nervous system
 - Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
 - Any operation in hilmo
 - 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 | 1097 | 602 | 489 | 
| Only index persons | 925 | 521 | 404 | 
| Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | |||
| Whole population | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 
| Only index persons | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 
| Median age at first event (years) | |||
| Whole population | 12.19 | 14.94 | 8.44 | 
| Only index persons | 15.83 | 18.69 | 12.14 | 
-FinnGen-
Key figures
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | 61 | 38 | 23 | 
| Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 
| Median age at first event (years) | 25.63 | 24.51 | 27.50 | 
-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: Q17_SPINA_BIFIDA – Spina bifida
GWS hits: -
                
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