Cushing syndrome
Description
hyperaldosteronism: Overproduction of aldosterone by the adrenal glands, which may lead to hypokalemia and/or hypernatremia. [ NCIT:P378 ]
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | E4_CUSHING |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: E24, ICD-8: 2580 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: E24 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 85 | 58 | 27 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 45.05 | 43.16 | 49.13 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 40.0 | 37.93 | 44.44 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 3.53 | 1.72 | 7.41 |