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This is a non-core endpoint: only basic statistics are computed.

See these related core endpoints for full statistics:

Childhood asthma (age<16)

ASTHMA_CHILD

asthma: A bronchial disease that is characterized by chronic inflammation and narrowing of the airways, which is caused by a combination of environmental and genetic factors resulting in recurring periods of wheezing (a whistling sound while breathing), chest tightness, shortness of breath, mucus production and coughing. The symptoms appear due to a variety of triggers such as allergens, irritants, respiratory infections, weather changes, exercise, stress, reflux disease, medications, foods and emotional anxiety.

Endpoint definition

FinnGen phenotype data

392423 individuals

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Apply sex-specific rule None

392423

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Check conditions None

392423

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

Pre-conditions EVENT_AGE<16
Hospital Discharge: ICD-10 J45, J46
Hospital discharge: ICD-9 493
Hospital discharge: ICD-8 493
Cause of death: ICD-10 J45, J46
Cause of death: ICD-9 493
Cause of death: ICD-8 493

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

6123

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Check minimum number of events None

6123

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Include endpoints None

6123

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Remove individuals based on genotype QC

5865

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ASTHMA_CHILD

Control definitions

Control exclude J10_ASTHMA, ASTHMA_EXCL

Extra metadata

First used in FinnGen datafreeze DF2

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
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Number of individuals
5865 3453 2412
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Unadjusted prevalence (%)
1.56 1.64 1.45
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Mean age at first event (years)
7.44 7.94 6.71

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Mortality

Not a core endpoint, no data to show.

Age distribution of first events

Year distribution of first events

Cumulative Incidence

Not a core endpoint, no data to show.

Correlations

Index endpoint: ASTHMA_CHILD – Childhood asthma (age<16)
GWS hits:

Survival analyses between endpoints

Not a core endpoint, no data to show.

Drugs most likely to be purchased after Childhood asthma (age<16)

Endpoint not on priority list, no data to show.