Asthma and allergy

Description

allergic rhinitis: Inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes caused by an IgE-mediated response to external allergens. The inflammation may also involve the mucous membranes of the sinuses, eyes, middle ear, and pharynx. Symptoms include sneezing, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, and itching. It may lead to fatigue, drowsiness, and malaise thus causing impairment of the quality of life.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode ASTHMA_ALLERG
Conditions required ALLERG_ASTHMA
Include L12_ATOPIC, ALLERG_RHINITIS, H7_ALLERGICCONJUNCTIVITIS, FOOD_ALLERGY, Z21_DESEN_ALLERGE, POLLENALLERG
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 4481
GWAS catalog 0005854
MESH D012130
SNOMED CT 61582004

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 1696 1192 504
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.97 1.2 0.67
Mean age at first event (years) 28.22 29.13 26.06
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 0.06 0.08 0.0

Longitudinal metrics

Sex All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 2 2 1
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 28.92 30.34 25.4

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