Allergic conjunctivitis
Description
allergic conjunctivitis: Conjunctivitis due to hypersensitivity to various allergens.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | H7_ALLERGICCONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Include | H7_USEOFEYEANTIALLERGENS, H7_CONJUNCTIVITISATOPIC |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | C |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 16890 | 12334 | 4556 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 12.74 | 16.42 | 7.93 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 42.29 | 42.95 | 40.52 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 22.92 | 24.82 | 17.8 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.81 | 0.69 | 1.14 |