| Name |
Intracranial hypertension (intracranial_htn) |
| Category |
Neurological |
| Sex |
|
| Adult |
Yes |
| UUID |
6313afdc-04b5-4bd5-ac28-3bd872cec74d |
| Definition |
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a neurological disorder characterized by isolated increased intracranial pressure. |
Ontologies
Key Summary Statistics
Cases from any source
| Total |
206 |
| Female (%) |
140 (68%) |
| Male (%) |
66 (32%) |
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 |
3.77 (2.47,5.08) |
| Male |
0.84 (0.17,1.51) |
Incidence stratified by sex
| Female |
0.18 (0.07,0.28) |
| Male |
0.21 (0.08,0.34) |
Incidence stratified by age
| Ages 40-44 |
0.2 (-0.08,0.48) |
| Ages 45-49 |
0.3 (0.01,0.59) |
| Ages 50-54 |
0.13 (-0.05,0.3) |
| Ages 55-59 |
0.31 (0.06,0.56) |
| Ages 60-64 |
0.15 (0.0,0.3) |
| Ages 65-69 |
0.1 (-0.04,0.24) |
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 |
5 (3,8) |
5 (3,7) |
2 (2,4) |
| CALIBER |
6 (5,6) |
5 (4,5) |
3 (2,4) |
Stratified by age and Townsend deprivation status
| Deprivation status |
Ages 40-49 |
Ages 50-59 |
Ages 60-69 |
| Least deprived |
3(0,9) |
4(1,9) |
1(0,3) |
| Low |
7(2,16) |
3(1,7) |
4(2,8) |
| Medium |
7(3,16) |
4(1,8) |
1(0,4) |
| High |
4(1,10) |
6(3,12) |
2(0,5) |
| Most deprived |
6(2,12) |
9(4,15) |
5(2,10) |
Stratified by age and country
| Country |
Ages 40-49 |
Ages 50-59 |
Ages 60-69 |
| England |
5(3,8) |
5(4,8) |
2(1,4) |
| Scotland |
4(0,15) |
3(1,10) |
2(1,7) |
| Wales |
10(2,29) |
5(1,16) |
4(1,12) |
Definition
| UK Biobank field id |
Description |
Code |
Value |
| 41202 |
Diagnoses - main ICD10 |
G93.2 |
Benign intracranial hypertension |
| 41204 |
Diagnoses - secondary ICD10 |
G93.2 |
Benign intracranial hypertension |
| 40001 |
Underlying (primary) cause of death: ICD10 |
G93.2 |
Benign intracranial hypertension |
| 40002 |
Contributory (secondary) causes of death: ICD10 |
G93.2 |
Benign intracranial hypertension |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
F282.00 |
Benign intracranial hypertension |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
F282.11 |
Pseudotumour cerebri |