| Name |
Hidradenitis suppurativa (hidradenitis) |
| Category |
Skin |
| Sex |
|
| Adult |
Yes |
| UUID |
e189b077-cb53-49a4-96dd-a75feb79e8be |
| Definition |
Hidradenitis suppurativa a common (though rarely diagnosed), chronic skin disease characterized by clusters of abscesses or subcutaneous boil-like “infections” (oftentimes free of actual bacteria) that most commonly affects apocrine sweat gland bearing areas, such as the underarms, under the breasts, inner thighs, groin and buttocks.The disease is not contagious. There are indications that it is hereditary among certain ethnic groups and autoimmune in nature. Onset is most common in the late teens and early 20’s. |
Ontologies
Key Summary Statistics
Cases from any source
| Total |
496 |
| Female (%) |
357 (72%) |
| Male (%) |
139 (28%) |
Year first recorded
Cases linked in all UK Biobank sources
Cross-source concordance
Vertical bars correspond to number of cases per source/intersection; horizontal bars to left correspond to total number of cases per source.
Incidence & prevalence
Baseline prevalence stratified by sex
| Female |
10.84 (8.63,13.06) |
| Male |
6.02 (4.22,7.82) |
Incidence stratified by sex
| Female |
0.47 (0.3,0.65) |
| Male |
0.38 (0.2,0.55) |
Incidence stratified by age
| Ages 40-44 |
1.21 (0.52,1.89) |
| Ages 45-49 |
0.59 (0.18,1.01) |
| Ages 50-54 |
0.38 (0.08,0.68) |
| Ages 55-59 |
0.31 (0.06,0.56) |
| Ages 60-64 |
0.31 (0.09,0.52) |
| Ages 65-69 |
0.25 (0.03,0.47) |
Period prevalence
Methods
Comparison with general population
Sex-standardised prevalence from CALIBER study (Kuan et al. 2019)
| Population |
Ages 40-49 |
Ages 50-59 |
Ages 60-69 |
| UK Biobank |
24 (19,29) |
16 (13,19) |
9 (7,11) |
| CALIBER |
48 (46,49) |
37 (35,39) |
20 (19,22) |
Stratified by age and Townsend deprivation status
| Deprivation status |
Ages 40-49 |
Ages 50-59 |
Ages 60-69 |
| Least deprived |
22(12,35) |
13(7,21) |
8(5,13) |
| Low |
12(5,23) |
13(7,20) |
7(4,12) |
| Medium |
18(10,31) |
18(12,27) |
10(6,16) |
| High |
21(13,33) |
19(13,27) |
7(4,12) |
| Most deprived |
40(29,54) |
17(11,25) |
15(10,23) |
Stratified by age and country
| Country |
Ages 40-49 |
Ages 50-59 |
Ages 60-69 |
| England |
18(14,23) |
12(9,15) |
8(6,11) |
| Scotland |
45(29,67) |
20(12,31) |
11(6,19) |
| Wales |
47(26,77) |
50(34,72) |
17(9,29) |
Definition
| UK Biobank field id |
Description |
Code |
Value |
| 41202 |
Diagnoses - main ICD10 |
L73.2 |
Hidradenitis suppurativa |
| 41204 |
Diagnoses - secondary ICD10 |
L73.2 |
Hidradenitis suppurativa |
| 40001 |
Underlying (primary) cause of death: ICD10 |
L73.2 |
Hidradenitis suppurativa |
| 40002 |
Contributory (secondary) causes of death: ICD10 |
L73.2 |
Hidradenitis suppurativa |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
M25y100 |
Hidradenitis |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
M25y111 |
Hidradenitis suppurativa |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
XE1BM |
Hidradenitis |