Disorders of parathyroid gland

hypoparathyroidism: Hypoparathyroidism is is an endocrine disorder in which the parathyroid glands in the neck do not produce enough parathyroid hormone (PTH). Common signs and symptoms includeabdominal pain, brittle nails, cataracts, dry hair and skin,muscle cramps,tetany, pain in the face, legs, and feet, seizures, tingling sensation,and weakened tooth enamel (in children). It may be caused byinjury to the parathyroid glands (e.g., during surgery). Other causes, include low blood magnesium levels, a side effect of radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism , metabolic alkalosis , DiGeorge syndrome , and type I polyglandular autoimmune syndrome . The goal of treatment is to restore the calcium and mineral balance in the body.

Endpoint definition

FinnGen phenotype data
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Filter registries Inpat., Oupat., Death

Hospital Discharge: ICD-10 E20, E21
Cause of death: ICD-10 E20, E21

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Extra metadata

Level in the ICD hierarchy 3
First used in FinnGen datafreeze DF2

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 4132 3104 1028
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 1.59 2.11 0.91
Mean age at first event (years) 61.81 61.89 61.58

Mortality

Follow-up Absolute risk HR [95% CI] p N
1998–2019 0.04 2.53 [1.97, 3.25] 3.4e-13 842
15 years 0.02 2.99 [2.45, 3.65] 5.4e-27 745
5 years - - - -
1 year - - - -

Correlations

Index endpoint: E4_PARATHYRO – Disorders of parathyroid gland
GWS hits: 1

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