Asthma, hospital admissions , main diagnosis only

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

Name ASTHMA_HOSPITAL_MAIN
Long name Asthma, hospital admissions , main diagnosis only
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: J45/J46, ICD-9: 493, ICD-8: 493
Hospital Discharge registry: only main entry used true
First defined in version DF2

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 17433 10784 6649
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 8.03 8.78 7.06
Mean age at first event (years) 42.08 41.84 42.48
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 1.78 1.21 2.71

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 3.0 3.0 2.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 58.45 60.19 55.62

Survival analyses between endpoints

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Asthma, hospital admissions , main diagnosis only