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Hyperhidrosis

R18_HYPERHIDROSIS

hypohidrosis: diminished sweating in response to appropriate stimuli. While hyperhidrosis is a socially troubling but benign condition, hypohidrosis can lead to hyperthermia, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and potentially death.[1] An extreme case of hypohydrosis in which there is a complete absence of sweating and the skin is dry is termedanhidrosis.

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Endpoint definition

Endpoint definition steps

FinnGen

Phenotype data

429209

1. Apply sex-specific rule

None

429209

2. Check conditions

None

429209

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

Registry filters:

  • Hospital discharge: ICD-10 R61
  • Cause of death: ICD-10 R61

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

960

4. Check minimum number of events

None

960

5. Include endpoints

None

960

6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only)

910

Control definitions (FinnGen only)

Control exclude R18_GENERAL_SYMPTOMS_SIGNS

Extra metadata

Level in the ICD hierarchy 3
First used in FinnGen datafreeze DF4
Parent code in ICD-10 R[5-6]
Name in latin Hyperhidrosis

Case counts by codes

FinnGen case counts by registry codes:

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Summary Statistics

-FinRegistry-

This endpoint is excluded from FinRegistry analyses (omitted endpoint).

-FinnGen-

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 910 679 231
Unadjusted period prevalence (%) 0.25 0.29 0.13
Median age at first event (years) 42.36 40.65 47.38

-FinnGen-

Age distribution of first events

-FinnGen-

Year distribution of first events

-FinnGen-

Cumulative Incidence Function

Not a core endpoint, no data to show.

Mortality – FinRegistry

This endpoint is excluded from FinRegistry analyses (omitted endpoint).

Relationships between endpoints

Index endpoint: R18_HYPERHIDROSIS – Hyperhidrosis

GWS hits: -

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