Idiopathic urticaria
Description
urticaria: A vascular reaction of the skin characterized by erythema and wheal formation due to localized increase of vascular permeability. The causative mechanism may be allergy, infection, or stress.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | L12_URTICA_IDIOPAT |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: L501 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: L501 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 164 | 119 | 45 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 40.36 | 40.7 | 39.47 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 1.22 | 1.68 | 0.0 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 23.17 | 22.69 | 24.44 |
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