Metadata

Name Sarcoidosis (sarcoid)
Category Haematological or immunological
Sex
Adult Yes
UUID b7a42f1b-f78e-44a6-b98c-a0d12bba9a61
Definition An idiopathic inflammatory disorder characterized by the formation of non-necrotizing epithelioid granulomas which contain giant cells. It usually affects the lungs, lymph nodes, liver, and skin.

Ontologies

Disease Ontology (DOID) DOID_11335
GWAS Catalogue EFO_0000690
MeSH D012507
SNOMED-CT 31541009
FinnGen D3_SARCOIDOSIS

Key Summary Statistics

Cases from any source

Total 2187
Female (%) 1176 (54%)
Male (%) 1011 (46%)

Year first recorded

sarcoid year of first event

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.

Cross-sourced sarcoid cases

Incidence & prevalence

Sex and age-stratified incidence and prevalence of sarcoid

Baseline prevalence stratified by sex

Female 34.89 (30.92,38.86)
Male 38.22 (33.69,42.74)

Incidence stratified by sex

Female 1.13 (0.85,1.4)
Male 0.95 (0.67,1.23)

Incidence stratified by age

Ages 40-44 1.31 (0.6,2.02)
Ages 45-49 1.34 (0.72,1.96)
Ages 50-54 0.95 (0.47,1.43)
Ages 55-59 0.73 (0.35,1.11)
Ages 60-64 1.08 (0.68,1.48)
Ages 65-69 1.06 (0.61,1.51)

Period prevalence

Methods

Comparison with general population

Sex-standardised prevalence from CALIBER study (Kuan et al. 2019)

CALIBER and UKB sarcoid prevalence comparison for multiple age groups

Population Ages 40-49 Ages 50-59 Ages 60-69
UK Biobank 32 (27,38) 35 (30,39) 42 (38,46)
CALIBER 25 (24,27) 36 (35,38) 39 (37,41)

Stratified by age and Townsend deprivation status

Deprivation status Ages 40-49 Ages 50-59 Ages 60-69
Least deprived 33(21,49) 33(24,44) 44(35,55)
Low 24(13,39) 33(23,44) 32(25,41)
Medium 24(14,38) 41(31,54) 36(28,45)
High 34(23,49) 31(22,42) 50(40,61)
Most deprived 42(30,56) 37(27,48) 49(39,61)

Stratified by age and country

Country Ages 40-49 Ages 50-59 Ages 60-69
England 31(25,38) 34(29,39) 37(33,41)
Scotland 37(22,58) 36(25,51) 78(62,97)
Wales 36(17,66) 38(23,59) 39(25,56)

Definition

UK Biobank field id Description Code Value
22173 Recent medication for sarcoidosis 1 Yes
22133 Doctor diagnosed sarcoidosis 1 sarcoidosis
20002 Non-cancer illness code, self-reported 1371 sarcoidosis
41202 Diagnoses - main ICD10 D86 Sarcoidosis
41202 Diagnoses - main ICD10 G53.2 Multiple cranial nerve palsies in sarcoidosis
41202 Diagnoses - main ICD10 M63.3 Myositis in sarcoidosis
41204 Diagnoses - secondary ICD10 D86 Sarcoidosis
41204 Diagnoses - secondary ICD10 G53.2 Multiple cranial nerve palsies in sarcoidosis
41204 Diagnoses - secondary ICD10 M63.3 Myositis in sarcoidosis
40001 Underlying (primary) cause of death: ICD10 D86 Sarcoidosis
40001 Underlying (primary) cause of death: ICD10 G53.2 Multiple cranial nerve palsies in sarcoidosis
40001 Underlying (primary) cause of death: ICD10 M63.3 Myositis in sarcoidosis
40002 Contributory (secondary) causes of death: ICD10 D86 Sarcoidosis
40002 Contributory (secondary) causes of death: ICD10 G53.2 Multiple cranial nerve palsies in sarcoidosis
40002 Contributory (secondary) causes of death: ICD10 M63.3 Myositis in sarcoidosis
42040 GP clinical event records AD50.00 Sarcoidosis of lung
42040 GP clinical event records AD51.00 Sarcoidosis of lymph nodes
42040 GP clinical event records AD52.00 Sarcoidosis of lung with sarcoidosis of lymph nodes
42040 GP clinical event records AD53000 Lupus pernio
42040 GP clinical event records AD53.00 Sarcoidosis of skin
42040 GP clinical event records AD54.00 Sarcoidosis of inferior turbinates
42040 GP clinical event records AD55.00 Sarcoid arthropathy
42040 GP clinical event records AD5..00 Sarcoidosis
42040 GP clinical event records Cyu0600 [X]Sarcoidosis of other and combined sites
42040 GP clinical event records F013.00 Meningitis due to sarcoidosis
42040 GP clinical event records F326300 Multiple cranial nerve palsies in sarcoidosis
42040 GP clinical event records F374900 Polyneuropathy in sarcoidosis
42040 GP clinical event records F396500 Myopathy due to sarcoidosis
42040 GP clinical event records G558300 Sarcoid heart disease
42040 GP clinical event records G5y7.00 Sarcoid myocarditis
42040 GP clinical event records H57y200 Pulmonary sarcoidosis
42040 GP clinical event records J63A.00 Hepatic granulomas in sarcoidosis
42040 GP clinical event records N233200 Myositis in sarcoidosis
42040 GP clinical event records X20GY Lupus pernio
42040 GP clinical event records XaCL7 Sarcoidosis of inferior turbinates