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

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.

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

Hospital Discharge: ICD-10 R61
Cause of death: ICD-10 R61

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

875

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Check minimum number of events None

875

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Include endpoints None

875

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Remove individuals based on genotype QC

834

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R18_HYPERHIDROSIS

Control definitions

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

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 834 618 216
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.22 0.29 0.13
Mean age at first event (years) 44.55 43.79 46.70

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: R18_HYPERHIDROSIS – Hyperhidrosis
GWS hits:

Survival analyses between endpoints

Not a core endpoint, no data to show.

Drugs most likely to be purchased after Hyperhidrosis

Endpoint not on priority list, no data to show.