Other and unspecified urticaria

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.

Endpoint definition

Name L12_URTICA_NAS
Long name Other and unspecified urticaria
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: L508/L509, ICD-8: 708
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: L509/L508, ICD-8: 708
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 4
First defined in version DF2

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 3269 2264 1005
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 1.51 1.84 1.07
Mean age at first event (years) 39.67 39.91 39.15
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 1.04 0.62 1.99

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1.0 1.0 1.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 24.72 27.25 19.00

Survival analyses between endpoints

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before Other and unspecified urticaria
after Other and unspecified urticaria

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Other and unspecified urticaria