Hyperfunction of pituitary gland
Description
hyperpituitarism: Disease of the glandular, anterior portion of the pituitary (pituitary gland, anterior) resulting in hypersecretion of adenohypophyseal hormones such as growth hormone; prolactin; thyrotropin; luteinizing hormone; follicle stimulating hormone ; and adrenocorticotropic hormone. Hyperpituitarism usually is caused by a functional adenoma.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | E4_HYPERPIT |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: E22 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: E22 |
| Include | E4_ACROMEG, E4_HYPERPRO, E4_ANTIDIU, E4_HYPERPITNAS |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 585 | 472 | 113 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.34 | 0.48 | 0.15 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 39.17 | 36.74 | 49.32 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.88 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 54.36 | 52.54 | 61.95 |
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